The Reptile
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| Initial release | United Kingdom |
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| Directors | John Gilling |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Production company | Hammer Film Productions |
| Screenplay | Anthony Hinds |
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| ID | 1177721 |
About The Reptile
A Malayan curse turns the daughter (Jacqueline Pearce) of a 19th-century English doctor (Noel Willman) into a snake woman.
Owner left detailed notes with python dumped in Oxford
... The Reptile was passed on to the RSPCA, which said it was lucky to have survived the cold...
Australian farmer Colin Deveraux survives crocodile attack by biting back
... Mr Deveraux told ABC he first tried kicking the crocodile in the ribs with his other foot - before biting The Reptile back...
Off-course turtle named after Scottish island taken 1,700 miles home
... Mr German, animal care curator at Sea Life Scarborough, said The Reptile was found " in the bleak midwinter, [it] is just incredibly lucky that she was found"...
Birmingham police save 'slippery customer' boa constrictor spotted in road
... Chloe Clarke, team supervisor at The Reptile Centre in Erdington, said as boa constrictors were not native to the UK, The Reptile must have been in captivity...
Three-legged ploughshare tortoise finds new life on rollers
... The Reptile was initially taken to an animal rescue centre in Hong Kong where support rollers were fitted under its lower shell to help it balance...
Pompeii: Ancient pregnant tortoise surprises archaeologists
... Archaeologists found The Reptile s remains buried under ash and rock where it had laid undiscovered since 79 AD...
Flying reptile: Remains of scary prehistoric creature discovered
... Prof Ortiz was one of the palaeontologists who originally discovered The Reptile s fossils during an excavation in Argentina back in 2012...
Blackpool Zoo's 'irreplaceable' giant tortoise dies aged 105
... The zoo said it was " extremely saddened" to announce The Reptile s death after it suffered an incurable leg injury...
Off-course turtle named after Scottish island taken 1,700 miles home
By Andrew Barton & Sarah PingBBC News
A turtle nursed back to health in Yorkshire After being washed up on a Scottish beach has been released back to its home waters 1,700 Miles Away .
The creature was found " malnourished and dehydrated" in wintry seas off the Scottish island of Iona - After which she was named - in January 2022.
She was rehabilitated at Sea Life in Scarborough for 18 Months , before being released in The Portuguese Azores.
Todd German at the Scarborough aquarium said her release was " surreal".
Iona , a loggerhead turtle, had not been expected to " make the night" After she was spotted by a passer-by More Than 1,000 miles (1,600km) from her natural habitat.
She was taken to Sea Life in Loch Lomond for rehabilitation, before being relocated to Sea Life in Scarborough.
Mr German, animal care curator at Sea Life Scarborough, said The Reptile was found " in the bleak midwinter, [it] is just incredibly lucky that she was found".
" It was really touch-and-go whether or not she would pull through and make it. "
He Said the turtle's release on 4 October was " quite surreal because she's been With Us for a long time".
However, he added it had been a " really lovely feeling to see her go off into the big blue".
'Super resilient'Robin Hunter, display supervisor at Sea Life Loch Lomond , said: " To be able to see her now go and live The Way she's supposed to be living, that is a phenomenal feeling. "
She Said Iona 's recovery had been " remarkable".
The turtle has been fitted with a satellite tag to allow researchers to monitor her behaviour in The Wild .
Mafalda Sousa, research assistant at The Institute for Research in Marine Sciences, said there was a chance she could migrate As Far as North America because " when loggerheads reach sexual maturity they move to nesting beaches".
She Said she was confident Iona would thrive again in The Wild , describing her species as " super-resilient".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
