GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne said: “Every day is different at the GSPCA and this week we were asked to help a lizard that stowed away in a bag from Madeira.
“The finders had been on holiday and when they were unpacking had quite a fright when a common gecko shot out of their suitcase.”
Pictured: Lizard Larry.
Now named Larry, the little lizard is currently in quarantine at the GSPCA.
The finder posted a note when they found the lizard which said: “Look who snuck into our case and nearly gave me a heart attack when I unpacked!”
“He ran across the bed and I screamed!!!”
In May, a Viperine Snake – now called Enrique – was found in a local garden centre kitchen after hitching a ride among cabbages from Spain.
While a tiny snake also travelled back with a couple who had been holidaying in Mexico.