After escaping its cage in a Lancaster County home Monday night, a 3-foot lizard weighing close to 15 pounds repeatedly bit an 11-month-old Bennet girl, causing injuries that required stitches, according to authorities. The girl's mother had been working nearby when she heard the girl cry out, turned and saw the lizard biting the infant's arm and legs, Houchin said. The child's parents trapped the lizard in a bathroom before taking the girl to Bryan East Campus in Lincoln, where deputies responded Monday night to investigate the biting. Houchin said the lizard's presence at the home did not violate any town ordinances and no criminal charges will be filed. The girl received two stitches in her right arm, Houchin said.

Source: thestar October 11, 2022 22:10 UTC