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Vendaval -> "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 12:28:14 PM)

"Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard"
 
" CASSELBERRY, Florida (AP) -- Police say they're sure they shot a four-foot-long, 80-pound monitor lizard that had been lurking in an Orlando suburb for months.

But neighbors aren't ready to let their children or pets back outside until they see a carcass.

The lizard didn't bite anyone, but police officers were authorized to kill it because of the potential danger it posed to small children and animals. (Watch as giant lizard slinks along shore [image]http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.5/main/icon_video.gif[/image])

An officer shot the reptile twice Sunday but wasn't close enough to catch it before the animal scampered into a retention pond, said Lt. Dennis Stewart of the Casselberry Police Department.

"If they did shoot it, I'm sure it's going to be angry if it comes out now," said Ilene Gothelf, whose home borders the pond about 10 miles from Orlando. "I want to know that it is safe for the kids to come out."

Authorities said the lizard was likely a pet that escaped or was illegally dumped. For months, it eluded wildlife officials and trappers. At one point, fans of a local morning radio program mistakenly believed there was a reward for its scales. '

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/fla.lizard.ap/index.html



Level -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:13:40 PM)

Here, I found a pic of the thing - Giant lizard



philosophy -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:21:08 PM)

perhaps the giant lizard killed Bambi, and not Godzilla..........



Vendaval -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:34:56 PM)

hee hee...I want a group of these lizards for the moat around my castle someday!  [:D]



Vendaval -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:49:07 PM)

Ah Level, the Creature from the Black Lagoon!
He is oh-so-romantic in a scaly kind of way. 
 
Here is a link to photos if anyone wants to see what
these fierce beasties look like -
 
http://images.google.com/images?q=monitor+lizards+%2B+photos&ndsp=20&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-24,SUNA:en&start=0&sa=N
 
 



Level -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:51:25 PM)

They are kinda creepy, Vendaval lol. I wouldn't want to wake up with one running around my bedroom.



Vendaval -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 1:55:12 PM)

They certainly qualify as "outside-only" kinds of pets.
 
Wonder if they would like eating drunk frat boys?!   [sm=idea.gif]



Sinergy -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 3:01:04 PM)

 
The following was big news in San Pedro, CA for years.

The residents were sharply divided in their opinion of whether to have him captured, or allow him to enjoy his life in Harbor Park eating ducks, dogs, small children, etc.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/reggie-the-alligator-believed-captured/20070524224109990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

He foiled alligator wranglers for almost 3 years before finally being captured.

Sinergy



Vendaval -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 7:49:13 PM)

I remember hearing about that story, Sinergy.  Glad s/he was captured and taken to a zoo,
not the gator's fault that his/her former owner bailed out on the responsiblity of caring for a gator.



Sinergy -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 7:52:25 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Vendaval

I remember hearing about that story, Sinergy.  Glad s/he was captured and taken to a zoo,
not the gator's fault that his/her former owner bailed out on the responsiblity of caring for a gator.


A few years ago I was walking my dog down there and I saw a duck get sucked under.

I miss him.  Harbor Park will never be the same without him.

Sinergy



slaverosebeauty -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 9:39:33 PM)

Poor thing, just coz he's different people wanna kill him. You invaded his family's backyard, now, he just wants it back.



Sinergy -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 9:57:22 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: slaverosebeauty

Poor thing, just coz he's different people wanna kill him. You invaded his family's backyard, now, he just wants it back.


I didnt do it.

I signed the petition to let Reggie enjoy his life as the alligator somebody released into Harbor Park that grew to be 6 feet long and inhaled ducks.

But apparently, the city people thought it would not be safe to have large reptiles running loose in a public park.

Sinergy



petdave -> RE: "Residents not sure two bullets enough to stop giant lizard" (5/28/2007 10:44:28 PM)

i'm surprised to see Floridians getting that wound over an 80-pound monitor... really doesn't seem that scary when you're the natural habitat for 12-foot 'gators. 



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