"It was a snake-like, nearly two foot long lizard, known variously as a legless, or glass lizard; legless because this reptile has no legs and the moniker glass refers to this lizard's ability to break away its long fragile tail in order to escape a clutching predator such as a hawk or fox."
By Andy Wood
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Wilmington, NC – Commentator Andy Wood was working at home when his concentration was broken by a pleasant surprise.
Andy Wood is education curator for Audubon North Carolina