BEDFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — After nearly a month on the loose, a large lizard has been reunited with its owner in Bedford County.
The Asian Water Monitor reportedly escaped his owner along Main Street in Wartrace on Monday, July 20.
His owner posted on Facebook, saying the family missed him very much. They asked neighbors to keep an eye out.
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The monitor, which is about as long as a bathtub, sparked chaos with his unexpected presence. Multiple people posted online about the so-called dinosaur, asking if the lizard in their neighborhood was a new invasive species…