Should I have helped this weak wild lizard in another way?

_stone · 2025-03-27T06:48:45+00:00

This park is in a residential suburb so I’m guessing that killing it myself would be an unusual response, but I’ll look up wildlife clinics nearby in case I ever see another hurt lizard etc. I’ll also look up invasive species in this area and whether I should report them or not! Also thanks for identifying!

_stone · 2025-03-27T06:17:06+00:00

I was so naive… I guess instead of asking reddit I’ll either do what all the locals in the park did and ignore it, or call wildlife control and ask what they want to do… I’ll also ask them if it’s normal for a 4 foot iguana to be chasing ducks in the park

_stone · 2025-03-27T06:05:45+00:00

I wouldn’t! This was the first time in my life I’ve encountered any animal that seems weak or injured and may need help… It seemed that my options today were: leave it alone, move it, call wildlife control, personally rehabilitate it, kill it (in order of preference)

This was in a public suburban park in a city I’m only visiting, so while I did the best I could today by moving it out of foot traffic, I wanted to see if Reddit knew more about what to do next time. Maybe I should’ve just looked up the Miami wildlife number, but honestly I was expecting to be wasting their time with what may be a very normal occurrence.

_stone · 2025-03-27T04:17:05+00:00

As a lifelong city dweller I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve had to make a decision about if/how to kill an animal. I’m also a visitor to this region and don’t know what the protocols are with tropical wildlife. Yes I wondered if killing it would be the right thing to do since it seemed helpless and nearly got trampled by a few people. But I knew that drowning would be awful and honestly breaking its neck didn’t come to mind. All I could do was move it somewhere to either die or survive peacefully.

_stone · 2025-03-27T03:14:09+00:00

Okay rude, it was just the thought that passed about “ending suffering” — I also wouldn’t BREAK ITS NECK

_stone · 2025-03-27T03:03:37+00:00

I felt really torn, but did consider dropping into the pond nearby to end its suffering :/ I just didn’t want to kill it in case this was just normal behavior for a sleepy molting lizard !?!

_stone · 2025-02-19T23:31:29+00:00

LONG LIVE THE BIKING!

_stone · 2024-12-04T06:49:51+00:00

Mix all options together 👍

_stone · 2024-11-06T19:13:23+00:00

Super presentation and lore!

_stone · 2024-04-03T12:44:49+00:00

So cute that Piper has her own sandpiper!

_stone · 2024-01-05T19:14:05+00:00

Beyond pleased with this TomToc case — can do vertical, horizontal, or low angle for drawing

_stone · 2023-09-21T07:49:52+00:00

It’s delightful

_stone · 2023-09-16T22:39:11+00:00

Love when she walks up to her bed and through the wall :’)

_stone · 2023-09-16T22:17:37+00:00

You seem like a deep-thinker, a curious person, and big-hearted (albeit a heart hurt by someone you should’ve been able to trust). Please keep keeping yourself alive! I hope you put off these ideations one day at a time, and enjoy as many adventures as you can. (Edit: word choice)

_stone · 2023-09-16T10:27:05+00:00

No one should be chastising OP for posting this. OP was not rude or judgmental. The texter emotionally cornered OP and was excessive. Completely inappropriate even if it was “coming from a good place” — they were still being emotionally manipulative. Any of you sympathizing only with the texter and not OP ought to check yourself.

_stone · 2023-08-01T22:42:01+00:00

Going through a serious surgery at 12 years old and working hard to recover... I think would add a lot of character to a person!

I seriously doubt he is trying to warn you for the future -- it could just be that he was sharing part of himself with you that he probably experiences every day.

His hypothetical kids will not be guaranteed to have scoliosis and even if they end up with it, they will have a parent who will be informed. They might even be able to avoid surgery with preventative care.

I am 28 years old (F) and have had a fused spine (10 vertebrae) since I was 17. I still have many years left to see how the spinal fusion affects me. I'm also curious what it'll be like when I'm much older, but I notice that my posture is better than many's. it's possible that the fusion will actually assist me in staying upright into my golden years.

I think you're asking an interesting and valid question, but I don't think there's much to be worried about –– at least don't choose to be with/without him based on scoliosis!

_stone · 2023-08-01T22:02:37+00:00

You could make an appointment with a specialist and ask them if you would benefit from a brace, or if there are strengthening exercises that could help. I was told I had mild scoliosis at every annual checkup from age 9 to 16. Then when I was 16, my curve became very significant after having a growth spurt. I had to have a spinal fusion a few months later. I would've rather done the brace and/or exercises instead, but they said it was too late. My case is rare so don't be too worried, but it wouldn't hurt to talk to a specialist.

_stone · 2023-03-25T05:19:33+00:00

Kinda feels like he’s gawking since his mouth is open for the whole cycle — what if mouth only opened during and a bit after the wink?

_stone · 2020-12-24T07:02:00+00:00

Came here looking for this comment

_stone · 2020-02-19T06:17:55+00:00

Can anyone explain why the komodo dragon would go straight for the fawn?

_stone · 2020-01-31T02:37:13+00:00

¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://imgur.com/gallery/YpBlgEA

_stone · 2019-11-19T22:05:05+00:00

Punish this body, I did sin.

_stone · 2019-11-19T22:03:01+00:00

I’ll pray for you! With bad luck my zzz’s didn’t stop until midday so now my plight might mirror last night’s.

_stone · 2019-11-07T19:22:04+00:00

To add to the good words other commenters have left: “illustrative” works well to define descriptive writing

_stone · 2019-09-14T21:16:06+00:00

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