after 3 year of trying to catch this lizard I finally found him out sunbathing
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let me tell you the history of Meat-raptor
in January of 2015 I found a boat trailer tgat was falling apart on the side of the road
there were ALOT of lizards living on it
but one of them was very interesting
he's a huge fucking lizard
I've never actually touched him
but not counting his tail he looks ~4 inches long
his tail looks ~7
at the base of his tail there is a huge meaty looking spot
he is very good at not being caught
so for a few months I would walk home instead of taking the bus
I would try to catch him every day after school
the closest I've ever come was nearly touching his tail
so off and on for the rest of the year I would try to catch him
in mid 2016 I decided to try using the meyhod I use to catch skinks
I brought a light blue towel and some darkling larva with me
I layed out the towel next to the boat trailer and sat pefectly still with the larva in front of me for~2hours on the side of the road
I caught quite a few lizards and geckos but Meat-raptor stayed in one of the broken wheels watching me the whole time
then early 2017 I got worried
there was a crow that decided to live over there
it ate several lizards before Meat-raptor came out and attacked the crow
the crow lost an eye before flying into the road and being hit by a truck
I started to respect Meat-raptor more
I didn't want to catch him anymore
I just wanted to get a clear picture of the guardian of the boat trailer
I tried alot but the camera I had couldn't zoom and he would always stay just out of range
he was an intelligent lizard and I even watched him defend his trailer from another large male a few times
I got worried for the other lizards health and waited for a really rainy day with alot of wind so he would be cold and unable to get away
them I caught him and kept him warm on my way home (he looked so cute curled up in my hand) and put him in with my bearded dragon and leopard gecko so he could warm up and be safe until the rain stopped and I released him in my backyard
and just now I was able to get 2 pictures of Meat-raptor before he dissapeared
I am satisfied now
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let me tell you the history of Meat-raptor
in January of 2015 I found a boat trailer tgat was falling apart on the side of the road
there were ALOT of lizards living on it
but one of them was very interesting
he's a huge fucking lizard
I've never actually touched him
but not counting his tail he looks ~4 inches long
his tail looks ~7
at the base of his tail there is a huge meaty looking spot
he is very good at not being caught
so for a few months I would walk home instead of taking the bus
I would try to catch him every day after school
the closest I've ever come was nearly touching his tail
so off and on for the rest of the year I would try to catch him
in mid 2016 I decided to try using the meyhod I use to catch skinks
I brought a light blue towel and some darkling larva with me
I layed out the towel next to the boat trailer and sat pefectly still with the larva in front of me for~2hours on the side of the road
I caught quite a few lizards and geckos but Meat-raptor stayed in one of the broken wheels watching me the whole time
then early 2017 I got worried
there was a crow that decided to live over there
it ate several lizards before Meat-raptor came out and attacked the crow
the crow lost an eye before flying into the road and being hit by a truck
I started to respect Meat-raptor more
I didn't want to catch him anymore
I just wanted to get a clear picture of the guardian of the boat trailer
I tried alot but the camera I had couldn't zoom and he would always stay just out of range
he was an intelligent lizard and I even watched him defend his trailer from another large male a few times
I got worried for the other lizards health and waited for a really rainy day with alot of wind so he would be cold and unable to get away
them I caught him and kept him warm on my way home (he looked so cute curled up in my hand) and put him in with my bearded dragon and leopard gecko so he could warm up and be safe until the rain stopped and I released him in my backyard
and just now I was able to get 2 pictures of Meat-raptor before he dissapeared
I am satisfied now
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