The following is part of a quirky news item that I saw reported today.

"A Colchester woman had the shock of her life when she unpacked a bag of bananas - and out popped a lizard.

Sharon Bell, 43, shrieked in horror as the lizard leapt on to her hand, reports Metro.

The lizard was alive and well despite its long journey, believed to be from Costa Rica to Tesco in Colchester.

Mrs Bell's 14-year-old daughter Ione and son Samuel, ten, begged her to keep the lizard - which they nicknamed Ned - but she thought it would be cruel.

She added: "I rang Tesco headquarters and they said they would destroy him for me but I couldn't have him killed. I'm not that cruel. I tried the zoo but because he might be foreign, they couldn't take him."

An RSPCA officer who collected Ned could not identify the species but said he was a baby and not from Britain."

Lizards are cute.

Lizards are cute, I'd love a pet one

all of that for a lizard? set it free i say

I would have pooped my pants if that was me!!

aw wish if i had found ned

Why didnt she just keep it, not as creul as killing it..

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Originally posted by xMissCharlottex:


Lizards are cute, I'd love a pet one

I've got three, and two change colour

Lizards scare me

ahhh no way thats mad

god imagine if it was poisonous...thats if u can get poisonous lizzards

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Originally posted by Frankie_B:
ahhh no way thats mad

god imagine if it was poisonous...thats if u can get poisonous lizzards

I think you can.

I like lizards