Komodo Dragon stolen from French reptile farm

Gallery photo by user Dean Alessandrin Police are trying to track down a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) stolen from the Pierrelatte crocodile farm in the Drôme département of southeastern France. The monitor lizard was one of four on loan from the Barcelona Zoo where it was born in captivity.

"This is the work of an enthusiast, or at least someone who was acting on orders," farm manager Samuel Martin

The dragon, which weighed around 12 pounds and measured 4 feet long, was the only reptile taken by the thieves who used a cloth over the lizard's eyes to prevent it from panicking. Read more at TheLocal.fr.