Brutus, a 30-inch-long Savannah monitor reptile, pursues a hissing cockroach at Fish Tails Pet Emporium in Waterville on Wednesday. Patrons of the store have purchased the cockroaches, and named them after an ex-partner, to then be fed to Brutus. Proceeds from the off-beat and trending Valentine’s Day observance are going to the Humane Society Waterville Area.
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