She Watched The Trap
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
September 16, 2016 3:32pm CST
My photo above shows my cat looking at a trap set by some men in a nearby construction site.
I hate them for putting that nylon rope tied to a madre cacao branch (Gliricidia sepium) and with loop at the opening of a plastic pipe to catch the monitor lizard. They wanted to catch and eat it!
I just prayed they won't catch it because it is already an endangered species, and has an important role in the environment.
While walking near it, my cat followed and watched it intently; so I got a big mahogany fruit and threw it on the trap, to make it appear that the trap was "sabotaged" by the fallen mahogany fruit.
I was afraid too that my cat might get caught in it and die if the nylon loop caught him.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep 16
Those traps ought to be illegal. My dog got caught in one that was set to catch rabbits, but fortunately she was a big dog and it was only her leg that was trapped. I managed to free her and all she lost was a bit of hair.
Your cat could easily get caught in that trap.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
That's why I disengaged it. It might caught the cats and I don't want them to catch the monitor lizard too.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
that lizard tastes like chicken? we had one living in our mango tree. when the tree fell off, the lizard left too
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
Yes, they say it tastes like chicken, but it is helpful because it eats some pests like rats.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
@acelawrites that is 'bayawak' right?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
@ridingbet yes, monitor lizardor or bayawak.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
I knew they were trying to catch a monitor lizard which I also saw frequenting the area. It was so big.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Sep 16
@acelawrites wow I wish I could have seem that myself
but poor cat that would have scared it oh dear
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
@Hatley yes, I always watch for it while it is surveying the area for food. I just wanted it there because it is harmless and it avoids people.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
Yes, the reason I had the trap disengaged so it won't catch my cat also.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
Oh that is mean, I would have done the same thing distmantling it, were they trying to catch a " bayawak"?
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
@acelawrites actually I think it's an Iguana, yes it's quite endangered now but up to the 70s their were still a lot, in my mom's province, it was hunted down because it preys on poultry, it tastes better than chicken. It should now be conserved and i think that snare is illegal
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
Yes, it is a big bayawak (monitor lizard) that I have been seeing here, but I am not afraid of it unlike the snakes! It looks pregnant and I don't want them to catch it.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
21 Sep 16
@acelawrites I guess that one is a bit wilder and scary , am i right ?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
No, it's not a gecko (tuko), but a monitor lizard (bayawak), also an endangered species.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
18 Sep 16
Yes, your cat could get caught.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
My cat did not touch the snooze, so it did not get caught.
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Sep 16
@acelawrites That's good that they are finished and left. I don't know why someone would want to eat one of those anyway.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
It should be. But it needs a lot of time and effort to do it; anyway I disengaged the trap and the men were no longer here in or place anymore because they finished constructing a house here.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
@simone10 they did not know it's importance in the environment; they want such exotic foods!
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Sep 16
@acelawrites I'm with you on that all the way.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
So true, we have different worlds but one aim: to respect life and help preserve the environment.
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@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
17 Sep 16
@acelawrites Nice! I bet the house would turn out to be good.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
Yes, it was good the laborers were not around because they already finished the house they were constructing.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Sep 16
It is also punishable in our country to capture or kill endangered animals; but law enforcers are lacking, so common people should help the government in enforcing it.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
17 Sep 16
I probably would have done the same. Lizard might be tasty, but it's not good to see a cat hurt.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
I was "protesting" inside when I saw them putting the trap, but I avoided reprimanding them because they might think something bad towards us.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
Yes, it worked, and one of these days, I will remove all the nylon rope with snooze so they can't use it again.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
I hate those men who put up that trap, so I could not reprimand them because they might get back on me.
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