Alright, this post is not for the faint hearted. The fact that I was creeped out by this experience says a lot considering the last couple of posts were about snakes and spiders.

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.