Komodo Dragon Goes Wild in Store

[FelineOverlord]

In Thailand.

Link to tweet

He’s not wearing a mask, though.

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[Ocelot II]

1. That's something you don't see every day.

A little more exotic than a bodega cat...

[hlthe2b]

2. Sorry Yashar. That is an Asian Water Monitor Lizard--a very prevalent nuisance in Thailand

But, he is right about Komodos only being in zoos or their native island, the Indonesian island of Komodo.

Asian water monitors, on the other hand, are a similar nuisance in everyday life as Alligators are on golf courses in Florida.

[Ocelot II]

4. I still think I'd rather have a bodega cat.

[hlthe2b]

6. Not for long if that "guy" is hanging around...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. What is a bodega cat?

Is it a cat?

[area51]

19. I think it's a cat

that hangs around a convenience store.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

21. I wish every store had a bodega cat

I'd go shopping more often..

[Ocelot II]

22. A shop cat, basically. Bodegas are convenience stores,

usually operated by Latinx people. Bodegas with resident cats are common in New York City. They are a big deal on the Internet. https://mymodernmet.com/cats-in-stores/

[sorcrow]

23. Four islands, actually

Native to Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.

Regards,
Sorghum Crow

[GulfCoast66]

3. And of course we now have monitor lizards in Florida.

One of the few things for which I would violate my cities rules against discharging a firearm if I found one in my yard. My little .22 rifle would come out.

These things are fast and good at hiding and swimming. Most of the time if you call animal control the invasive species is long gone before they arrive.

As if republicans aren’t destroying our environment fast enough by habit destruction we have invasive species destroying what habitat we have left.

[Iterate]

5. Anyone still afraid of spiders?

Cured, I suppose.

[Bayard]

7. WHERE ARE THE FREAKIN' OREOS?!!

[CatWoman]

18. LOL!!!!

[Irish_Dem]

8. How'd you like to see that next time you go to Drug Mart?

[Xavier Breath]

9. Don't you hate when they put what you need on the top shelf?

The Komodo talk reminds me of one of my favorite Far Sides:

[nolabear]

20. Brilliant.

God I loved that strip.

[dutch777]

10. Going for the good stuff on the top shelf! Gives whole new meaning to "pest control".

I wonder what his thinking was to come into the store in the first place?

[Cafe Cat]

11. It's tough for a komodo dragon to find her brand.

Do dragons need a lighter?

[Talitha]

12. Yikes!!!

I wonder how the story ended.

[Delphinus]

14. You said it!

I sure hope it made it out alive.

[crickets]

13. Good grief. It's HUGE. Pity the poor lizard wrangler who had to deal with it. 😮

And the store owner, of course. Wow.

[JustAnotherGen]

15. Full stop

I love animals.

[tanyev]

16. Dear God, not the slushie machine!

[eppur_se_muova]

24. Just a reminder that there is a large monitor sometimes known as a "tree crocodile" ...

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/crocodile-monitor