This afternoon, while I was outside weeding around the milkweeds again, my mom called for me (see what I did there?) from inside the house to let me know there was another alligator lizard, this time in the kitchen. It had scurried under the stove/oven. I moved the appliance away from the wall but we couldn’t find it. After checking inside the oven and lower drawer I finally located it along one of the drawer channels. I was able to coax into a small, empty, plastic trash can and then took it outside to let it run free into the plants along the side of the house. It seemed grateful. Judging from a large bulge in her middle, I believe she was pregnant.
Coiled and scared
