The “terrified” family called the RSPCA to their Coventry home after they thought they had spotted a reptile under a bed. Vic Hurr, an animal collection officer with the charity, said she approached the “lizard” cautiously as she was unsure what breed it might be. “As it wasn’t very light, I got out my torch to see better and that’s when I realised it wasn’t a lizard at all … it was a pink stripey sock. An RSPCA spokeswoman told the Telegraph that the family who mistook the sock for a lizard said it had been there for a week without moving. Vic said she couldn’t stop laughing once she got back into the car and I think the family eventually saw the funny side too.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2017 15:33 UTC