Category: Big Reptiles

Big Dinosaurs, Big Reptiles, Colorado, United States

Grrrreta the Grrrreat Big Dinosaur, Fruita, Colorado

The hills above Fruita, Colorado, are full of dinosaur bones, but it’s in the centre of town that visitors can get up close and personal with Grrrreta, a bombastic, bright-green tyrannosaurus. Radiating with a pleasant retro zeal, Grrrreta has served as the symbol of this quirky outpost for more than 80 years. From her spot in Circle Park, she watches over Fruita’s laidback coffee shops … Continue reading Grrrreta the Grrrreat Big Dinosaur, Fruita, Colorado

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Australia, Big Animals, Big Reptiles, New South Wales

Varanus the Big Goanna, Forbes, NSW

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, you’re takin’ a drive, takin’ a drive… out to Forbes! There you’ll find Varanus, the grooviest goanna on the planet. The 20-metre-long metal lizard haunts the bushland southwest of town but, despite his remote location, usually has a few scantily-clad go-go girls jitterbugging around him. And this Fever doesn’t just happen on Saturday Nights, because you … Continue reading Varanus the Big Goanna, Forbes, NSW

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Big Animals, Big Reptiles, United States, Utah

The Red Iguana, Salt Lake City, Utah

At Red Iguana 2, a festively-painted cantina on Salt Lake City’s eclectic Temple Street, diners come for Xochitónal, the 33ft-long lizard in the carpark. But they stay for the authentic Mexican cuisine, competitively-priced drinks, attentive service and irresistible party atmosphere. Red Iguana‘s signature mole coloradito – a luscious blend of chocolate, pine nuts and guajillo chiles, blended with fresh poblano and served with carnitas – … Continue reading The Red Iguana, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Big Reptiles, Guatemala

Icus Kanan, Finca El Amate, Guatemala

Scrambling through the heaving valleys of deepest Guatemala, Bigs Bardot and his plucky sidekick Bigella Fernandez Hernandez approached their fate. They paused momentarily in the shadow of El Volcán de Pacaya – a wisp of smoke drifting languidly from its peak – and surveyed the mangled landscape. Their journey to the ancient realm of Finca el Amate, foretold by the stars for eons, had only one intent. To … Continue reading Icus Kanan, Finca El Amate, Guatemala

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Big Reptiles, United States, Utah

The Great Gonzo, Moab, Utah

Moab, Utah, is most certain to pleaseA desert oasis that’s best served with cheeseWith mountains and shrubs and Arches and quilkAnd quaint restaurants that serve bumdoozlers with milk I felt a great leaping of joy in my heartAs I swaggered along, seeking oversized art In no time at all, my stroll turned to a hopI’d spotted a Big Thing outside of a shopAnd with great … Continue reading The Great Gonzo, Moab, Utah

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Australia, Big Animals, Big Reptiles, Central Coast Bigs, New South Wales

Lizzo the Lizard, Somersby, NSW

It’s Big Thing o’clock, yeah, it’s lizard-thirtyI’m here in Somersby and it’s real purty (okay)Is everybody set for someone scaly?Who you can visit all up on the dailyLizzo can make you smile quite gaylyHow you feelin’? How you feel right now? Ooooh, Lizzo the Big Lizard’s a treasureFind her near the Aus Reptile Park, yeahOh, she’s not the creature she was or used to beUh, … Continue reading Lizzo the Lizard, Somersby, NSW

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Big Reptiles, Latin America, Mexico

Iguana, Isla Mujeres, México

A tropical island full of women sounds like Hell on Earth to a man of my tastes, so it would take something special to lure me towards México’s Isla Mujeres. That something special arrived in the shape of an enormous iguana – named, creatively, Iguana – and so off I popped to the sultry Island of Women. Isla Mujeres rests a few kilometres off the … Continue reading Iguana, Isla Mujeres, México

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Alberta, Big Reptiles, Canada, Uncategorized

The World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, AB

Sixty-seven million years ago, when rivers ran red with molten magma, the towering tyrannosaurus traipsed across the bleeding badlands we now call Canada. Standing six-metres tall and with a head full of lancinating ivories, this terrifying thunder lizard tore all before her to shreds. Well, it’s 2022, and the tyrannosaurus has evolved. Now seven-storeys tall and capable of gobbling dozens of bemused tourists at once, … Continue reading The World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller, AB

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Big Reptiles, Gold Coast, Queensland

Geckomania, Southport, QLD

The Gold Coast is all about sun, surf and squamates, because the city’s been seized by a set of bug-eyed bad boys who love laying the smackdown on each other. Welcome to Geckomania! These beaut newts are in a three-way battle to become the Heavyweight Champion of Your Heart. I’m not sure what style of wrestling they’re practising, but I’d assume it’s Gecko-Roman. The suave … Continue reading Geckomania, Southport, QLD

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Australia, Big Animals, Big Reptiles, Queensland

The Big Red Belly, Maudsland, QLD

Do you have a viper-active child with heaps of ser-pent-up energy? Want to put a great big reptile on their face? Maybe you’re just after a quiet spot to sit and enjoy a meat pie-thon? Then give the Big Red Belly a try-pan! Located in sprawling Gibirrngaan Park within Maudsland’s exclusive Huntington Estates (which, sadly, doesn’t offer anaconda-miniums), the Big Red Bellied Black Snake is … Continue reading The Big Red Belly, Maudsland, QLD

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Big Dinosaurs, Big Reptiles, Central Coast Bigs, New South Wales

Ploddy the Big Dinosaur, Somersby, NSW

Long before the age of Bananas, Penguins, Pineapples and Prawns, an enormous concrete dinosaur watched over Australia’s highways. Ploddy, the oldest of her kind and the grandmother of the Bigs, was unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. With her timeless beauty and vivacious personality she ushered in the era of massive roadside attractions, becoming a national celebrity in the process. However, like the ancient … Continue reading Ploddy the Big Dinosaur, Somersby, NSW

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