I'm glad that the residents there can feel a bit safer now.
Thanks for posting the link to the pictures as well....what a nice tongue he has! :-)
Monitor Lizard Captured After Roaming Town For Months
EDGEWOOD, Fla. -- A monitor lizard, suspected of killing small pets in an Orange County community, was finally caught Thursday. The exotic reptile has been roaming the town of Edgewood for nearly a year.
It was a big catch for the neighborhood, who said they're tired of the lizards and it was all done with a pet dog and squeegee.
With his long tail and creepy eyes, the almost 4-foot long monitor lizard was caught. Edgewood resident Michael Lowe gives thanks to his dog Maggie. With Maggie and a squeegee, Lowe's son was able to corner the reptile until a pest control company was able to come and capture it.
"Their teeth are really sharp and they have nasty bacteria and they will whip you with their tail and they can actually lay your skin over," said Brett McCollough, Custom Pet Solutions.
For almost a year, people in the Edgewood area neighborhood said the reptile, along with its friends, have terrorized them. Two have been killed.
McCollough said it's dangerous for monitor lizards to be in a neighborhood, especially when they're hungry.
"There have been some smaller animals that have been missing and parts have been found," he said.
MccCllough wanted to set more traps, since some neighbors believe there are more lizards lurking around, but Edgewood Police Chief John Tegg told him not to since there's no evidence of more.
Lowe said he's okay with the chief's decision.
The police chief said the monitor lizard is heading far away from his community, to Tampa where a researcher will study the reptile.
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