Video shows runaway
Monitor lizard “Hermine” triggers fire department operation
An unusual operation took place on Sunday in St. Pölten (Lower Austria). A monitor lizard had escaped and was "exploring" the neighboring gardens. Florianis caught the reptile again.
The emergency services of the St. Pölten-Wagram fire department have often been called out to rescue reptiles. Time and again, residents raise the alarm because, for example, a snake has strayed into the garden shed. But the Florianis didn't expect this reptile on Sunday! A monitor lizard was "exploring" the neighboring gardens.
Cat became restless
"Hermine", as the one-meter-long reptile is called, was sitting on a garden wall between two properties, sheltered between a cat run and a garden shed. A group of volunteers from the fire department were immediately on the scene to assess the situation. The owner of the property was already wondering why his cat was roaming around so excitedly and looking for shelter - "Hermine" was the trigger.
Finally, the animal rescue service was alerted, which has expertise in these matters and was also able to provide resilient equipment. This is because monitor lizards are strong animals that can only be caught with the help of a "heavy" device in the form of a retractable wire rope sling.
Reptile was handed over to its owner
"Together with the animal rescue team, 'Hermine' was quickly - and we believe gently - moved into a transport cage," reported the St. Pölten-Wagram fire brigade on Sunday. The runaway was then returned to its owner, who had been looking for the monitor lizard for some time and had noticed the blue light deployment.
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