Exotic Pet Loose in Livingston Parish
Incident Date:
08/12/2020
Location:
Walker, LA - USA
Facility Name:
Private Residence
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Nile Monitor Lizard
Animal disposition:
Other
Summary:
WALKER, LA – There’s a large reptile on the loose in Livingston Parish. Michael Lauraine says his Nile monitor lizard was last seen near Alysha Drive and Joe May Road in Walker on Saturday. Lauraine posted on his Facebook page and a missing pets Facebook page Monday about the lizard, asking people to help find him.
“The more time that passes by, the bigger he will get and the more dangerous he will become,” he said. The two and a half foot-long Nile monitor is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and classified as an invasive species. Lauraine says the lizard will attack and urges whoever finds the lizard to not touch him.
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