{"id":12343,"date":"2011-04-30T14:59:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T21:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=12343"},"modified":"2013-06-18T01:35:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T08:35:39","slug":"a-lizard-encounter-nature-girl-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/a-lizard-encounter-nature-girl-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lizard Encounter &#8211; &#8216;Nature Girl&#8217; Strikes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, a strange thing came over me. I actually picked up a wild lizard, petted it, and brought it home. It was totally random and out of character for me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/lizard1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lizard1\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12344\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I happened to find the lizard in the neighborhood. To see if it was alive, I tried to poke it a bit. It didn&#8217;t move a first but then it scurried a few inches away. For some unknown reason, I bent over and caught it. The lizard moved so slow that it was surprisingly easy. As I gently held it, I began to pet its head. Weird, I know. The lizard actually liked it! He held still and closed his eyes, I&#8217;m sure he would be purring if he could.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/lizard2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lizard2\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since the lizard was so tame, I figured that it was someone&#8217;s pet that got loose. But, as I found out later, it was wild. At first I wanted to keep it but decided not to. We already have two frogs and a dog, plus I didn&#8217;t want to get live crickets to feed it. 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