SRONO – Residents of Dusun Krajan, West Parijatah Village, Srono . District, The past week has been restless because the pet chickens are often missing. They suspect that the chicken was eaten by a monitor lizard that often appears when it rains. admits that he often loses his pet chicken in the back of the house.
even though, The cage is tightly closed. "Maybe eaten by lizards,He said. As a result, domestic chickens often disappear, Finally the residents invited monitor lizard hunters from Cemetuk Hamlet, Cluring Village/District, and from Jajag . Village, Gambiran District. "There are six lizard hunters," he said.
Carrying wind guns and bloodhounds, the lizard hunters look for the lizard's hiding place in the hole- ubang around the river. “The dogs have been trained to sniff monitor lizards,”Erupted Ultimate Yoga, 17, one of the lizard hunters.
When the dog sniffs the presence of a monitor lizard, it's clear, usually just barking. If the lizard runs away, the dog will immediately chase. "If you find it", Our lizards shoot from a distance,He said. Efforts to hunt lizards that turned out to be fruitful.
All day digging holes around the river, they managed to catch two large monitor lizards. "We just got two tails. The information is that there are five large monitor lizards," he said. The lizard that was caught was immediately sold to one of the collectors.
The lizard will be processed and the oil made for skin medicine and itching medicine. The price of this lizard reaches Rp 20 thousand per kilogram. "It's fun and happy when you get it". The money is for eating together and buying dog food," he said. (radar)
