Three feet long dead lizard dumped near a park

Birmingham City Council’s environmental health team are appealing for witnesses after a dead 3ft long lizard was dumped next to a park in Small Heath.

Enforcement Officers working in the area were alerted to the dead animal by a member of the public, who spotted the lizard on the edge of Hay Barn Recreation Ground, off Hob Moor Road, at about 2.30pm on Thursday.

The Bosc monitor lizard, which is believed to have been kept as an exotic pet, bore no signs of injury and was not micro-chipped. Officers took the animal away and its body was incinerated, as required by law.

Anyone with information about the dead lizard or any other similar incidents is advised to visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/flytipping to report dumped rubbish or email flytipping@birmingham.gov.uk.