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Old 04-19-09 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rollin
No beavers around here but one of these (Malayan Monitor) ran across my path a few weeks ago:



It was about 4 feet nose to tail. They are pretty harmless but I'm not sure I could have bunny hopped it!

Living in a city state there is very little in the way of wildlife to look at.

We I ride back in the UK I get impressed by cows and sheep.
Harmless or not, I'm fairly sure I would've soiled myself at a near-collision with a 4-foot lizard.

This thread has made me want to take another trip to Banff, the only place I've ever seen a moose crossing the street.
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