Nile Monitor 6 ft. Lizard Found In Oregon Backyard (Photos)
Posted on September 9, 2008
A man in Oregon was playing in his yard with his young sons and caught a 6 ft. lizard, called a Nile Monitor.
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An Oregon man, Ryan Nelson, was playing in his yard with his toddler sons, when he spotted a 6 ft. lizard. The Nile Monitor was large enough to kill pets and injure people. Nelson said at first glance he thought it was a crocodile.
Nelson was able to capture the Nile Monitor and get it into a large dog cage with the help of Dalton Brown of MB Reptiles, a pet store in Grants Pass.
Nelson wondered if it could be an escaped pet from one of his neighbors. But thus far there have been no reports on missing lizards, with the Josephine County Sheriff’s office or Grants Pass police.
Officials say the large lizard could be a danger to pets or even people with it’s huge claws and teeth.
Currently, the 6 ft. lizard (nile monitor) is on display at the pet store.
Reminds me of the old punk band, Dead Milkmen, and their song Big Lizard in My Backyard:
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what a strange thing to find in Oregon. Creepy
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……………Call an EXCORSIST!!
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Big lizard in my backyard
Can’t afford to feed him anymore
Big lizard in my backyard
Bustin’ down my neighbour’s door
I bought a big lizard
Only a dollar fifty
Well, that’s pretty neat
Yeah it’s fuckin’ nifty
But I just can’t afford to feed it
And you should see the way it shits
I’ve got a big lizard in my backyard
Can’t afford to feed it 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!”
There’s no more big lizard in my backyard
I won’t have to feed him anymore
No more lizard in my backyard
They shipped his ass to El Salvador!
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!”
Big lizard in my backyard
Can’t afford to feed it anymore
Big lizard in my backyard
Bustin’ down my neighbour’s door
I bought a big lizard
Only a dollar fifty
Well, that’s pretty neat
Yeah it’s fuckin’ nifty
But I just can’t afford to feed it
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