Man Thinks He Can Hear Tire Deflating, Then He Looks Closer at the Truck
Summary
A U.S. businessman named Mike Scarborough heard a hissing sound from his truck wheel while in South Africa. When he looked closer, he found a large monitor lizard inside the wheel well, which was later safely removed.Key Facts
- Mike Scarborough thought his truck had a flat tire because of a hissing noise.
- The noise was actually from a large monitor lizard hiding in the truck’s wheel well.
- The lizard climbed into the truck while it was parked in the South African bush.
- South Africa has two kinds of monitor lizards: the Nile monitor and the rock monitor.
- These lizards are big but not venomous and usually only bite if provoked.
- A herpetologist explained that monitor lizards are often mistaken for crocodiles because of their size.
- Studies show Nile monitors often live near people without causing attacks.
- Scarborough and helpers removed the lizard by pulling it out by the tail.
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