This two-foot lizard was "puffed-up" and trying to look as large as possible as it ran across the road in front of our vehicle. It actually twisted it's body, while running full speed, so it's belly was towards us on alternating strides. I think it was trying to give us the largest view so we would think it was too big to mess with. Of course maybe the highway pavement was just really hot! Who knows?
We are so lucky it didn't keep running, as it would've been extremely difficult to catch on foot. I saw a smaller one less than 20 minutes later and it had no intention of slowing down when it ran across the highway.
The locals call it "dhub". They say it is good to eat and will pay me if I catch one for them. The smaller the better, as the older ones get tough. They also said it will eat anything, bites hard, and will not let go until you cut the head off.
For those of you in the midwest, that kind of sounds like the alligator snapping turtle, doesn't it?
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