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Live six-inch lizard found in bag of salad

By T.K. Randall
November 13, 2012 · Comment icon 19 comments

Image Credit: Patrick Coin
55-year-old Ian Lock found something unexpected when he went to open a bag of rocket salad.
Ian was about to open the bag to make a sandwich when he discovered a six-inch lizard crawling around inside. The pack had been stored in the fridge for over a week beforehand. "I shouted for my wife Jane to come and have a look," he said. "It was unbelievable. I had taken it out the fridge to make the sandwich and the lizard started moving around when it began to warm up in the kitchen."

The supermarket from which the bag was purchased sent two workers to come and pick up the stowaway. "They've not got back to me since and they haven't been very impressive to be honest, maybe I should have rung the RSPCA instead," said Mr Lock.
Mrs Lock, 54, a school caterer, had bought the £1 twin pack of rocket salad from their local Morrisons supermarket at Killamarsh, Derbyshire, on Monday last week. The family went through the first pack during the week and took out the second one containing the lizard on Saturday for the first time.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (19)




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Comment icon #10 Posted by Lava_Lady 12 years ago
That's a baby dragon! Yuck! I thought out would be a cute little gecko or something. It's not a good idea to eat the salad after you found that thing in it, it had all kinds of bacteria, including salmonella, all over it. I would never buy that brand of salad again because they clearly don't take care to be clean. It's the veggies that cause more cases of salmonella poisoning than meats because of the fertilizer used. Veggies need to be cleaned very well before eating. that salad with the lizard will never be clean enough for me! Yuck!
Comment icon #11 Posted by Simbi Laveau 12 years ago
Dragons have much more interesting personalities than geckos,but geckos have those pretty eyelashes .
Comment icon #12 Posted by MrSerendipity 12 years ago
Packed with a live lizard for extra freshness!
Comment icon #13 Posted by Likely Guy 12 years ago
Dragons have much more interesting personalities than geckos,but geckos have those pretty eyelashes . And geckos chirp like a songbird.Did they determine that it was in fact a lizard, or a saladmander?
Comment icon #14 Posted by Simbi Laveau 12 years ago
This seems to happen much more in Europe ,than the USA
Comment icon #15 Posted by Lava_Lady 12 years ago
Dragons have much more interesting personalities than geckos,but geckos have those pretty eyelashes . Yes, you're probably right about that, but I've never seen eye lashes on geckos! I'll have to look more closely!
Comment icon #16 Posted by Lava_Lady 12 years ago
Here's a cute gecko I captured in a photo. He/she looks a lot friendlier than the salad guy. Well, as friendly as geckos get anyway.
Comment icon #17 Posted by King Fluffs 12 years ago
I'd keep it as a pet. I'd then someday ride it into battle.
Comment icon #18 Posted by Lava_Lady 12 years ago
Ok, it's looks like a baby Asian Monitor lizard:
Comment icon #19 Posted by MidKn13ght 12 years ago
This is why i always toss the salad before i eat it......


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