Godzilla

I have been doing my best to look up different lizards so I can share with everyone and give them an idea of what this stupid thing looked like. Finally, after much google-ling and searching I have found the closest looking lizard. As explained that as it grows bigger and older their stripes form out more. Now this is where my storie begins...

As some of you would know. I am deathly scared of reptiles... I don't know why, but just seeing them sends chills down my spine and sends me into shock at times...

Yesterday, I had to work 9am-5:30pm. at 3 I took my last break. I go outside and usually sit in this little conner because its always shaded from the sun. When I turned the conner I just happened to look to my left and there it was... Godzilla! Running along the side of the building towards my shaded conner. I froze and stared... I got on the walkie and asked a co-worker to switch to channel 2. I then asked him if there was any poisonous lizards down here. He told me not any that would be in front of the building. I then started explaining to him what the lizard looked like.

Only picture I could find was of a baby.
But at least you get an idea of what it looks like.

 (About 8" long and about 1" - 1 1/2" wide. Dark with a BRIGHT red and yellow stripes on its neck and down its belly.)
It turned and started to charge at me. Of course me being me I freaked out and walked very quickly away from it and when I stopped and turned around to look and see if it was still coming at me. It had stopped and was just 'staring' at me. I say this because I was a good 10 feet away from it. When I decided that I was just going to stand in the sun away from it. I made a huge look around it to stay away from it. I watched it turn it's head and follow my ever move. Right when I leaned against the buiding the lizard turned and ran towards me again!  Again I freak out and ran away from it, only think time I just went to the other side of the building so I could try to enjoy my break in peace without Godzilla. When it was time for me to go back inside I was looking everywhere to make sure it wasn't going to jump out and eat me but seen no trace of it. Thank goodness! I got inside and told my co-worker what had just happened and he started to laugh saying I was just stalked by a lizard.

Later on after I got home and told my husband about it I decided I was going to try and find a picture of it to show him. So I have to brave looking at gross lizard pictures. With of course snake pictures popping up which is my number one fear. I hate them and say they ALL need to just die. I gave up and went to bed. After I woke up I was still annoyed that I hadn't found out what kind it was. Then finally I found a site on google that helped me narrow it down. The closest I have seen is the "Northern Coal Skink."   Now that I have found it or close to it I can finally rest easy.