On October 23, 2026, a large Asian water monitor measuring roughly 3.5 feet was spotted roaming the yard and sunning on the front steps of Keshia Trafton and her family’s home in Bowie, Prince George’s County, Maryland, prompting the family to feel frightened.
Asian water monitors are sizable lizards native to Southeast Asia that occasionally appear in U.S. neighborhoods when escaped or released pets are discovered; the reptile had been present for about a week.