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man by the name of Trey Smoke. Trey Smoke of Crowley saw the story of the Fourth Star Telegram yesterday and shot him a text and he is missing something. This something exotic. Let's go ahead and bring him on now. Hello on the Free Hotline. Hello Tray Smoke, how are you man? Good morning? All right, So here's the deal. I'm gonna set this up, and you correct me if there's anything I'm missing. You have a monitor lizard by the name of Dino. You go to the store, get
some groceries. You're putting the groceries in the house. And when Dino's in the cage, is the cage in your car at the time that you're putting the groceries up? On Friday? No, So, So I was actually at the house I share with my mother and she had come home with the groceries. I live in the house. I had the front door open, and I had him in a kennel out front catching some sun. You know, he's recently outgrowing his his enclosure. And you know, I'm I'm sitting
on a bunch of equipment and getting ready to upgrade them. And she came home with some groceries and we brought him in. The door got shut for like for just a couple of moments, and and he went missing. And he's a big fella, you know, he's probably about two foot two and a half. And I don't see how he could have got out of his cage. But you know, reptiles are notoriously sneaky. So I mean, there's a good chance that he got out, but I mean I'm not so
sure somebody didn't, didn't come by and snatched him. So the cage was still there and open, was still there? No, it was locked up? Wait? Wait, how the hell would he get out when you found the cage and he was gone? The cage was just sitting there, still open or locked? It was locked? Okay, then unless he's real, real smart and locked it back. It seems to me like the only way that he could have gotten out of somebody swiped him, right, Yeah,
yeah, I mean that's that's what I'm thinking. Man. I mean, he's a cool looking animal, and you know, yeah, I'm heartbroken about the whole thing. Man. You know, I've had him for about a year. I raised him up, you know, since he was a little guy, you know, and in this past year, you know, he's gotten pretty big on me. And maybe said that. I just recently drove out the man still to pick up a five hundred gallon aquarium to to turn into a ba very important and I man, I've got waterfall kits and in
uh water filters and all the things man. Okay, So if somebody, if somebody actually did swipe your monitor, what do they need to know? I mean that somebody that's maybe not necessarily equipped to to, you know, take proper care of this animal. What are they missing here? You know, he's not like you're running the muck monitor, if that's in fact even
makes any sense. Man, I mean he's he's a tropical lizard. So I mean to keep an animal like this, I mean, you really got to be set up for it. You know, he's not built for this climate. You know, he needs a lot of humidity, you know, misters fogers, you know, a lot of heating lamps, you know, and a lot of space. You know, they're they're a water monitor, so I mean they need like a swimming area. Uh. And uh,
you know they like to use the restaurant in the water. So I mean, you know, I'm basically you know, cleaning up, cleaning up his enclosure daily and uh and he's got a he's got a healthy appetite, man. I mean he's probably eating about two to three feet of mice a day, you know, as well as like two buyer roaches and and uh, you know that it gets expensive. You know. So, I mean, if somebody that has him, you know, they're they're not prepared to feed
this guy and to house him. I mean, it's just a bridge, my heart. Whatever situation he's in right now, it's not good. You know, whether he's he's roaming around on this cold weather or you know he's in some hood rats backed up getting the clock coroaches from behind the toilet,
you know. I mean, he's he's his prospects aren't good now. You know, Well when I when I found him, he was uh uh, he was at Russell's feed over in Saginaw, and they were sitting on him for a couple of months, and you know, I poked my head there multiple times, you know, inquiring about him. They were asking about four hundred and fifty dollars for him. I was able to talk him down to about three seventy five, you know, after they had him for about three
four months. And you know, I probably got ahold of them. I've always wanted one of these animals, and I've done a lot of research on proper husbandry and how to how to take care of them, and and you know, I'm set up for it. I always said, you know, it's not. It's not cheap keeping one of these animals. And you know, I'm kicking myself in the in the butt, man, because I feel like I dropped the ball by letting them out of my sight, you know,
and you know, just it sucks. Yeah, it's it's interesting because Kevin mentioned this story, and I'm like, all right, that's interesting at least. But I kind of forgot how heartbroken you as the you know, owner of a pet, you know, would be in this scenario. I was, I apply it to a dog. Are you an owner of other pets? Any other exotics? Man? I've actually got a beer head dragon. He was a rescue, you know, and when I got him,
he was a pretty bad shape, you know. You know. The reason I had him out side is a lot of people don't realize that even if you do have you know, the recommended amount of lighting in their cage, it's still not adequate for a reptile there. They're still not giving the proper amount the us the rays that they even you know, the best top of the line lighting can provide, you know. So I mean that's why I
had him out there. You know. I worked four days a week, ten hour days and on my days off, I do my best to try to get him outside so that he could get some sunshine. And you know, this is the first time that I pulled this kennel out and did it this way. And you know, I said, I let him out of my sight for maybe ten minutes and all that. That was all she wrote.
Hey, so this is tray smoke from Crowley and there's a big story about him in the Star Telegram because he has a monitor lizard that has gone missing. Now it's a rough it's a rough neck monitor, a rough neck monitor. Sorry, how much would you say, Dino? Ways you said he's two and a half long, but how much do you think he weighs?
You know, not a dunch man. Maybe two pounds too. Since run for radio, because I can't you know, link the article and shovel on for radio, can you quickly just describe what he looks like in case there is someone listening who comes across my happenstance comes across Dino. Okay, Yeah, I mean, like I said, he's about to maybe two and a half foot long. He's a dark green, kind of brownish color.
You know. The type of monitory is the reason they call him a rost neck monitors because you know, he's got like a almost like a football basketball texture like around his neck area. And you know, it's kind kind of a fun fact. Man, this is actually the species of monitory that that you know, I've read that they modeled velociraptor off the Jurassic Park. So, I mean, he's got a lot of similar characteristics from what the what
the raptors on the Drastic Park movies look like. You know, it's kind of that color, the eyes are a lot similar, and he looks like a dinosaur. Man, is it valuable? I know you said you paid three hundred bucks, give or take. But like, as he grows and it's bigger, Like, why would somebody? I would think almost anyone who would see something as exotic as as little dino here would stay the hell away from it because they don't know if they have their hand bit off. I
mean, would someone know that there's value? Yeah, I mean, I mean possibly, you know, I mean they're they're they're actually a very gentle lizard, you know. I mean, they're they're not aggressive at all. They're there, they don't bite, you know, he he does get kind of worked up and the whole his statue. But you know, they're not an aggressive breed animal, you know, and and monitors are are actually one of the most intelligent lizards that there are. You know, they're they're very
inquisitive. They they like to check out their environments. And you know, and and if you raise them from a from a young a young animal, you know, the imprint onto you. You know that they become familiar with you, and you basically become a tournament fixture in their environment. And you know, I mean, in some cases, believe it just come to you, recognize you. It's kind of makes me think that, you know,
this was done by somebody. Look, if I walk across see a two and a half three foot lizard in a cage, I'm not messing with it. To me, this reeks of Are there any other fellow herpetologists in the Krowley area that might be considered suspects? You know, man, I I don't know. You know, I posted all over my Krawi Facebook page, and I actually did have a couple of people show up over here to help me look for him, and you know, and one of them was a
reptile enthusiast. You know. The gentleman told me. The actually helps the animal control over here whenever they have problems with snakes. And you know, so I don't know, you know, I mean, I don't want to go a point fingers at anybody, man, but I mean possibly, I mean he's a cool animal, you know, and I'm sure there's a lot of them in the area. So I mean, I'm hoping somebody hears this and and notice that somebody has something that they didn't before and possibly puts the
board out. I can get my animal back, all right, Tray, were here were pulling for you. Come on, Crowley, let's help find this thing and we'll offer a pair of Dave Matthews tickets to anyone's whose information leads to the safe return of Dino the Roughneck monitor Lizard. I've actually, you know, put on my Facebook page as well. Man, I'm going to basically pay for the lizard again, you know, before I go and
replace him. So, I mean, if if somebody has and man, I've got a three hundred dollars reward, okay available From the emotion and your voice, it sounds to me like Dino is irreplaceable. Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely, you know, I've I've raised this animal for about a year now. I've you know, I feel like I kicked him out of a bad situation. He was in a small display case at the at the feed store, you know, so, I mean it was like the perfect
scenario for me to take on this animal. You know, I didn't go and order him off of some uh you know right, yeahs atic animal supplier offline, you know what I mean? Yeah, all right, Well three hundred bucks and honestly, I'll speak for Kevin. He just won a thousand dollars at Chalktaw and he'd like to add two hundred to that to make it five hundred even. Oh wow, So thank you Kevin, you guys man, thank you. Hell yeah, Trey, no problem, I mean,
thank Kevin for real good to have you on, man. I wish you the best. That is a that's tough, that's true. I feel bad, man. If I lost Simon there, I will not rest. There's no amount of money, nothing. Trey, you have my number if you if you have any updates on this jute, will you please text me and let me know so we can report on the show man. Thank you guys for reaching out and let me use all this platform to get my story out.
Absolutely there he goes. There goes tray smoke from Crowley. Missing Dino, the rough Neck monitor lizard. If you see Dino, just go out, yelled Dino. He always asked, would he respond to his name? Yeah, I don't. You missed your chance now, but that's sweet of you, Kevin Fover. Well, okay, we have birth days and budget in about seven minutes, I have a dishwasher or an ovin. I would like to hear a celebrity given money to strangers. I'd like to hear them.
Now you're getting a lizard. Here's birthdays on this day. Today's Feb twelve twelve. He's gonna think the birthday of Derek. Now you're going to get a number. You can tell him you misspoke days. I'll donate to charity. Why are you talking about anything other than birthdays? Right now, say the name of a celebrity and say it now. Derek Claveley's twenty right, see twenty years old. That was Josh Young's twenty six. Derek Glavey was born in oh four. Yeah born, He was a tiny probably a
gigantic nine eleven. Happened three years before he was three years prior Josh Young was born in nineteeny eight. Okay, well he was. That means he was three years old. One of these two is atale? All right, so two big ones. Mike Posner's thirty six. Who's that? It's a musician. Yeah, I've heard the one song. Christina Ricci forty four, Black Snake Moan. Okay, is she American Beauty two? No? No, that's a Savina so Mira Servino. No, No, I don't think
mina souvari. I don't know. Yeah, I know something like that, like soup fle mina soup fle Gucci Mads forty four. Josh Brolin fifty six. Josh, that's Llewellyn Moss. Also the father of Joel McHale in the community and Thanos and Danos. John Michael Higgins is sixty one. It's Gary on the kick drum. Come, Come, Come, Come, it's Gary, well come. Why wouldn't you have the song if you're gonna announce that dude's birthday? I forgot it his birthday. Arsenio Hall sixty eight. I'm
doing it. I'm pumping. I'll pump it for us, wild stuff, Carcinio McDonald. Let's raise the roof seventy two, Michael McDonald, new Seahawks head coach and former member of the Doobie Brothers. Michael McDonald's seventy two, Daniel Mike What Judy Bloom's eighty six Judy Bloom Tales of sixth Grade Nothing? Superfudge, Yeah, a great author who I told you Cash had the word
ass circled. And then in the inside cover of Superfudge you could find a page number written, read that page number, thumb to that page and see the word ass circled and then laugh. God, my kid just drops the F bomb. He's not even three. Simpler time, your kid also thinks anyone who's wearing red with a mustache's caveo. No, he thinks that Mario is Kevio because my friend Kevio dressed up like Mario and went to a baseball
game and that was his first introduction. He's gonna see Cavio about six weeks away from uh his third birthday. Right. I wonder who he in its dream? Who he would want to show up to his birthday? I'm in I wonder what would it truly make Malcolm's birthday special if you dressed up like Cookie Monster and Kevio dressed up like Kevio, his brain would explode. All right, I have an Oscar the Grouch Onesie Mike, if you know that, work a cookie monster. It's a little different than Oscar. He likes
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made us stay inside and watch Tiger King. Yeah, I watched Twister and it was great. No, it wasn't. I don't believe anything that you're saying. He's in the bare cage. Do more birthdays. Twister came out eight years before Derek Lively was even born. Other birthdays, seriously, Yeah, hello, KT, it's me the backyard lizard. That man kidnapped me, KT, but I escaped. I'm coming back to your backyard, KT, to avenge my father's death. What's all he wanted was a heat lamp.
This goes back You guys may not be aware, No doubt you guys probably didn't listen to much of the old Speakeasy in the morning. I know he's still too early. I loved it. But it goes back to those days when I had a lizard in my backyard was making an appearance rather often, and he was getting closer to the door. There's a weird situation where it's moving a couch into my house. But I had to go through the back because I couldn't get into the front. Bad house. I didn't have
to worry about that bad house. But the backyard lizard will often pop on how big was the backyard lizard at your house about two and a half feet You know it wasn't fellas, don't mind the show. It's not too bad. I just wanted to point out that Nance uh Nance says that Tom Brady only won five Super Bowls. That it's a seven there, buddy, Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls. Mister Mahomes has four more to go. Just gonna go ahead and throw that in there. Appreciate cocky Tom Brady fan.
You have to don't mind the show. I had a good tag. Oh yeah, I Mad Loves Truck stop on twenty in Dallas, and I just found his lizard. She's walking around knocking on everybody's door. Hey, uh oh, look that's a lot loser. Oh k, you suck, thank you. We do kind of fail of these animal rescues. Every time Croake cover is still on the loose. That call the big snake in Oklahoma, you failed there. My job is not to lead. No, we got the snake. We got the snake. My job is not to lead the
rescue. My job is to raise awareness. That call was hang on. That call was the best. The guys called in set up a very telegraphed joke, gave the punchline yeah, as if it weren't obvious enough, and then tells Kat that he sucks. You suck. That was awesome. Man. You're asking the lizard guy to describe his lizard in case somebody were out and sees it. How about it's a two foot lizard. We don't have those in Texas. If you see that, it's probably the lizard you're looking
for. That's a good point. Yeah, it's like with the eye colors slightly off. Okay, will you interview the guy and ask him better question? You know? Yeah, Kevin punted up two hundred bucks to find this lizard man. What did you do? Leave we talk? Yeah, I had not give him two hundred dollars. He's not going to get that.
He might I give it to Last night's game was entertaining. I love that it went down to the wire, and while I appreciated Tony's singing performance, I was disappointed that he didn't give his patented color commentation of oh hell yeah, Jim Cocaine. Yeah, catch his signature catch for us, they can
cross the end zone. Well, okay, last night during the game, my wife turned to me asked me, what the term is when the football hits both goalposts, and at that moment I could not have been more happier to proclaim what a double doger was in front of my super Bowl party. Oh it's a double dogger, honey, he laughs. Glad you asked. I was just looking at him. Weird, nice one. Cowboys fans still have something to mildly celebrate this morning. We still have a super Bowl title
more recent than the forty nine ers. Let's go yeah year thirty years for the forty nine ers. That is odd, that is dope. Well, thank you guys for fun with you guys. I think you two did awesome. I think you spread awareness of the show on a very popular local podcast that's also national, and you also offered insight in the flavor of a super Bowl watching party. Thank you. Kevin and I didn't do that. We were chicken. I think you guys really did good to Dan. I appreciate
it. We'll be better tomorrow. Get ready for Wednesday at eight everyone the downbeat singing boxes of Choplin, We'll be coming at you and other stuff. Maps play tonight. We'll have a lot of fun Tomorrow morning at six am is always every segment that we do will be podcasted right after the show for j J. Jackson, for Mike's Roy and Danny Baylist. I'm Kevin. We'll see tomorrow morning at six am. Then it's good shows next. I love you, Ah and as