A GECKO'S TALE

A gecko very similar to the one in the story - but with a tail

More evidence of the suicidal tendencies of geckos..............................

Tonight one decided it would be a good idea to get into the house via the bathroom window fan vent.

This would have been fine, but the fan was turned on at the time.

Somehow the gecko managed to get through, looking rather startled. (Funnily enough they always seem to have that expression, as if they can't quite believe that with the natural-born talents of Spiderman for walking upside down etc they are forced to eat flies for a living.)

Well this gecko was startled - and minus one tail. Whether it lost the tail in the fan, or whether it had already been nibbled off by a rat, cat, snake etc, I can't be sure. All I do know is if someone suggested the best way of getting into a Boeing 747 was by crawling inside one of the engines while the rotors were still turning, I'd tell them to take a hike.

I've no idea how important a tail is to the average gecko, but I would think quite, or The Almighty (already quite busy dealing with the Universe etc) would have made 'em without one.

Confirming my suspicions that geckos in general and this one in particular are quite keen to meet their maker asap, the creature then proceeded to hide behind the shower heater, which is gas-powered and makes a 'crump' sound like distant artillery fire every time the water is turned on.

Not I think the best place for a small lizard to be.