A Hemet family ordered a bike on Amazon. Upon delivery, they opened the box and OMG WHAT THE HELL IS THAT????
Breaking News of the Scaly Variety: Hemet-area couple’s online package included the bicycle they ordered — and, they say: a bearded dragon! pic.twitter.com/EMFvTK0DsG
— RivCO animalSERVICES (@helpinRIVcoPETS) June 6, 2018
Yup, this little fella, a bearded dragon, was also in the package and was just sitting on the seat of the bike as they lifted it out of the box, according to ABC 7.
One of our strangest calls ever: Hemet couple’s online bike purchase delivered — with scaly stowaway! #beardedDRAGON #rivCOnow pic.twitter.com/zue5Kin2zf
— RivCO animalSERVICES (@helpinRIVcoPETS) June 7, 2018
The lizard was handed over to Riverside County Animal Control who said the dragon appears to be in good health.
Eek! A #Hemet couple finds this stow-a-way in a box containing a bike that was delivered to their home. @helpinRIVcoPETS tell us this is a Bearded Dragon. ???? #lizard pic.twitter.com/mpMlP5z4jA
— Leticia Juarez (@ABC7Leticia) June 6, 2018
Officials believe the bearded dragon was probably someone’s pet who crawled into the box during the packaging process. They are trying to find the lizard’s owner.
