French waitress drags huge lizard out of Australian restaurant
This plucky waitress is evidently not scared of trespassing lizards so big they are mistaken for dogs.
25-year-old French waitress Samia Lila has made international headlines after grabbing the huge reptile by the tail and swinging it out of the restaurant in New South Wales.
She has since been dubbed “goanna girl” – the reptile is thought to be a goanna – and has been widely commended for her bravery.
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“I looked at it and thought it was a dog at first!…But then I realised it was a goanna,” she told Bega District News.
The lizard is thought to be about 180cm long.
When it went under a customer’s table, people in the restaurant started screaming.
“Everyone was screaming, so I started screaming too!”, the waitress said.
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Ms Lila thought on her feet to shield customers from the creature.
She put a chair in its path before grabbing on to its tail.
The waitress, who is originally from Normandy, commented: “I wasn’t scared, I like reptiles so was a bit excited.”
People online have been calling for her to get a pay rise because of her brave actions.
One commenter wrote: “I hope Samia gets a pay rise for this effort. She didn’t hesitate to protect the guests. Very brave. Thanks Samia for such service today”,
Her employer appears proud; the restaurant wrote on Facebook: “Unwelcome visitor in the restaurant today was no match for French waitress Samia ( Goanna Girl )!!”
Ms Lila has been in Australia since November and it was only the second time she had seen a goanna.
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French waitress drags huge lizard out of Australian restaurant