The Memphis Zoo had to rush one of its komodo dragons into surgery after a zoo visitor’s shoe landed in a display and was swallowed by the lizard, zoo says.

The Memphis Zoo had to rush one of its komodo dragons into surgery after a zoo visitor’s shoe landed in a display and was swallowed by the lizard, zoo says.

A Komodo dragon ingested a Memphis Zoo guest's shoe after they threw it over the glass of the exhibit on Thursday, according to the Memphis Zoo on Facebook.