So, the story begins with my roommate, Megan, coming out of the bathroom and saying "Guys! Come here and look at this." To our surprise and delight, there was a cute little gecko on the floor. It looked just like the Geico gecko only it was white and yellow colored. I took him over to the other cabin to show my creature-loving friends .
So, as I am holding him with one hand and using the other hand to open the door, Mr. Gecko starts to escape and I catch him by the tail.
Bad idea.
The tail immediately falls off, leaving the lizard running away on the ground and a bloody twitching tail in my hand. This resulted in a loud scream followed by several curses on my part and ten or so curious students arriving to investigate.
Apparently it is a defense tactic. We let the lizard go shortly afterward, and he seemed to be alright. This is the weirdest country.
