{"id":94597,"date":"2019-05-27T08:46:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=94597"},"modified":"2019-05-27T15:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T13:10:08","slug":"watch-steel-headed-basilisk-freed-silver-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/27\/watch-steel-headed-basilisk-freed-silver-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Steel headed basilisk freed from its silver cage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Andre Janeke was visiting the Olifants River Lodge and was kayaking along its banks when something flashy caught his eye.<br \/>\nA strange reptile with a silver head was writhing through the dense overgrowth of shrubbery along the river banks.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Janeke left the safety of his kayak and after pushing his way through the brushes, he noted that it was not the lochness monster, but a leguan with its head trapped in a tin can.<br \/>\nHe managed to get up close enough to free the leguan&#8217;s head and watched it disappearing into the foilage.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Janneke found the incident disturbing and shared a video of the leguan with\u00a0<b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he wished the human population would realise how its killing off its wild animals with pollution.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lb0zkOAxMrU' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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