Goanna Girl Drags Reptile from Restaurant
Samia Lila, a.k.a. ‘Goanna girl,’ is a French waitress on a working holiday visa who dragged a goanna from a New South Wales restaurant. At first, Lila thought it was a canine intruder. The goanna frightened diners. Lila then decided to grab it and drag it out. “I looked at it and thought it was a dog at first! But then I realised it was a goanna,” Lila said.

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