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DENVER A sheriff has warned residents in a tourist town northwest of Colorado Springs that a strong, aggressive 1.75 metre (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 12 kilogram 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 dont know what it will do. ..............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1227637--cat-eating-lizard-named-dino-on-loose-in-colorado-town-police-warn
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)waiting to happen.
No one messes with the kittehs.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Only a matter of time until small children are eaten, since they are much easier prey than dogs and cats.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Great thing about reptile metabolism is that they can go a long time without food; this dude will probably just spend his "vacation" sunning on a rock. If he does eat, it'll likely be small animals; rats, mice, smaller lizards.
Of course, now that the sheriff is telling people their children and cockapoos might be in danger (not likely; cats and dogs would fight too much to be "worth it" , the poor critter's likely to just get shot if someone sees it.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Sounds like Sheriff Ensinger failed biology class.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...before some wannabe cowboy kills it.
They're beautiful and fascinating creatures. Not that I approve of keeping them as pets.
Warpy
(111,417 posts)their keepers and can be tamed enough for their keepers to handle them--carefully.
They're no danger to children except they can inflict painful bites and claw scratches if they're pissed off. They live on bugs and rodents, mostly.
They also prefer water, so my best guess is that they'll find this guy in somebody's swimming pool eventually.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Even as a baby it was tough to handle. I was amazed at how incredibly strong it was for his size.
I just want him to be safe. Not his fault some idiot thought he'd make a 'cool' pet.
randome
(34,845 posts)Or Chuck Norris.
JHB
(37,163 posts)...with Anderson Cooper.
How's Anderson's West Nile accent?