Photo by Transit Police.

Transit Police report that on Sunday a man "suffering from a mental health crisis" at the Malden Center Orange Line stop contacted them seeking help - for him and for his five pet lizards. Police report "a determined TPD sergeant" tracked down an animal-rescue group that could take and care for the lizards.

The lizards join the ever growing MBTA menagerie:

Penelope the Snake. Strollercat. Tom and Jerry the rats. Kenmore the Cat. D Line turtle. Green Line Extension baby ducks. Government Center turkey. B Line turkeys. B Line doe. D Line doe. Copley Square rabbit. Haymarket hawk. Forest Hills hawk. Green Street hawk. Orange Line squirrel. D Line owl.

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