Southeastern gecko found in Kansas (AP)

31 minutes ago LAWRENCE, Kan. - There's a new creature crawling around Kansas. Herpetologists have confirmed that the Mediterranean gecko is taking up residence in the state, spreading north from the southeast United States over the past decade. "We knew it got as far as Norman, Oklahoma, in the early 1990s," said Joe Collins, University of Kansas herpetologist. "Well, it's here." And one is now on display at the Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence, feeding on crickets. "Ours has been hiding ...