Our Savannah Monitor Chomper having a great day..

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Took these back in October..

As we were preparing to drive back there, Chomp sees himself in the mirror and has to get a closer look.



Once we arrived at the base of the hill (mountain, or whatever you wish to call it) we let him out of the truck... He was drawn to the water, as always.

The boiling springs ensure a fairly regular flow of crystal clear water. (Same water that feeds my habitats)







His sense of smell never ceases to amaze me, he knows just where to look. He will dig, flip rocks, roll logs out of the way, just to get a juicy worm or slug.



Just look at the muscle tone of that beefy front leg, combined with his digging talons for toenails, it may make people think a little. Monitors can get pissed off and lash out at their handlers. Chomper has drawn blood on me more than once.

Now look at the intensity of his focus, there was a lone worm about an inch under that dirt, he dug it up and ate it.



Always looking for snacks...



This guy can dig, he tears up a spot in seconds...



He burned some serious calories. Thing is once he got all wound up, he did not settle down right away when I brought him in.



In this picture, I am doing my best to keep up and photograph, Lack of focus of the ground and the blurry front foot should give the general idea, he was scooting right along at a brisk space.



One of the few times he stopped to investigate the surroundings.



The back drop for this day out.... The moon, No people, a flock of geese and orange trees with a cloudless sky. Couldn't ask for any more.





Before anyone asks, NO I would not have let him eat the snake..