A Texan family was greeted with a lovely surprise when Cmycherrytree’s daughter Angel picked a rose for her mom. Inside was a sleeping Green anole lizard, nested perfectly in the petals.
“My daughter picked me a rose…”
“We got a surprise when we went to smell it.”
“It looked so cozy and peaceful we couldn’t bear to disturb it.”
Don’t let these images fool you, though. Found in the south-eastern part of North America, the Carolina or green anole is fiercely territorial! They have even been observed fighting their own reflections in mirrors, so the peacefulness of this guy napping is definitely temporary.
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