Residents warned: 6-foot lizard loose in Colorado

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Residents warned: 6-foot lizard loose in Colorado

By STEVE PAULSON, Associated Press – 1 hour ago

DENVER (AP) — A sheriff has warned residents in a tourist town northwest of Colorado Springs that a strong, aggressive 6-foot lizard that eats small animals — including dogs and cats — is on the loose in the area.

Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensinger said Tuesday that a 25-pound pet Nile monitor lizard has gone missing after breaking a mesh leash and crawling away.

Ensinger said about 400 homes in the Woodland Park area were warned. He added that the animal, which escaped Monday and is known as Dino, has not bitten any humans — yet.

"We have a 6-foot reptile out and about," Ensinger said. "If it gets hungry enough, we don't know what it will do."

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Is that where Dick Cheney went? It's right next to Wyoming..

[PoliticAverse]

2. Dino was a snorkasaurus... n/t

[hifiguy]

3. Tancredo on the loose again? nt

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Romney campaigning out west again?

[KansDem]

5. I was expecting something like a Komodo Dragon...

...but this creature looks a whole lot scarier!


Nyah, I'm bustin' outta here! See? Nyah, an' you're not stoppin' me! See?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. You bred Raptors!

[handmade34]

6. as a visual...

[rufus dog]

7. This was posted yesterday....

TSA frisks man with 'world's largest penis' (no, seriously...)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=958690

[DevonRex]

8. They used reverse 911 calls to warn residents

But tourists and hikers are the ones who'll get the surprise of their lives. Of course Dino might run across a mountain lion or a bear and become a snack himself.

[FSogol]

12. You mean 119 calls?

[DevonRex]

18. Lol no. It's how they warn residents to evacuate

For flash floods or fires but this time it was to BOLO for really big lizard.

[rustydog]

9. What is John Boehner doing in Colorado?

[slackmaster]

10. My friend in Hollywood had a pet Nile Monitor about that size. They eat crocodile eggs in the wild.

It was a very scary animal. He couldn't transport it, so he had to find a veterinarian who made house calls.

[FSogol]

11. "Big Lizard in my backyard!"

Big lizard in my backyard
Can't afford to feed him anymore
Big lizard in my backyard
Bustin' down my neighbour's door

I was knocked outta bed
Late last night
I was woken up by the sound of dynamite
I ran downstairs to find an army man
He said "We gotta blow up those things we don't understand!" - The Dead Milkmen

[HopeHoops]

13. Quick - Call FOX and tell them to send Geraldo there for 24x7 live coverage - maybe he'll get eaten.

[randome]

17. No. If children and small animals are at risk...

...send Anderson Cooper!

[nolabear]

15. CHOOT 'im!

C'mon, people...a monitor? Geez.

[kentuck]

16. I might know the owner?

The last time I saw him he had a nice collection of snakes and lizards. I don't recall this one specifically. But he lives in Teller County. They are his pets.