So this afternoon i was on my way back from purchasing some banana bread (me), tissues & mars bars (anthony, hes sick) and tuna(jess) from woolies when something WOW happened. I usually take the short cut through the Uni to get home and today was no exception. As I was on my way down the road... There it is.
A suicidal blue tongue lizard basking in the middle of the road.
Naturally, i completely hyperventalate thinking im going to hit it but thankfully it stayed still as i dodged it. I could see other cars right behind me and i knew this suicidal lizard will get his death wish if he didnt get out of the way. So i speed around the corner and park, hardly knowing what the heck i was doing, before im sprinting across the grounds, flat-chat, towards the road with Suicidal Stan (the lizard) on it.
But alas!! i was too late! Stan was hit! I reached him as he curled up bleeding in the middle of the road. So i leap out (infront of on-coming traffic) and start dragging poor Stan off the road. I had to drag him you see, as he wasnt so badly busted up to object to me foiling his death wish, and he squirmed and wriggled and wouldnt let me just quickly pick him up and chuck him off the road. Luckily, the on-coming traffic was a nice man in a blue truck, and he pulled over to help me.
He said:'Ah a blueys gone and got himself busted up eh?'
Me: 'yep, only just recently though, do you reckon i should take him to the vet to get checked over?'
'Yeah mate, he's still pretty lively so i reckon he might be o'right'
'His head is bleeding a fair bit, i think i will take him just to be sure'
'Hmmm yer right mate, his eyes are even all red. i reckon the tyre just nicked his head... silly things, they get hit alot cause they crawl out on the hot roads to get warmed up...yer got a car?'
'yeah just around the corner. ' (i was thinking about pulling off my sock or my shirt to wrap the poor think up for the trip to the vets but luckily the nice man had a bag to put him in)
'here you go, take care!'
'thank you so much for helping me!'
And i speed off to my car, go to the vets. The lady at the vets was real nice and i left Suicidal Stan in her hands as she carried him off down the hall calling 'Look here Jim, we've got a Big Bluey!....'
Goodluck Stan! God is with you!
I drove home feeling incredibly like Steve Irwin.
Oh yeah, Bek the Wildlife Warrior/ Veterinarian Surgeon... I can see it now! :)