[UA] Man Wants to Become a Reptile

[Michael Daisey]

ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - Philosophy doctorate student Erik
Sprague wants to explore the meaning of life as a reptile. 

Sprague has had his teeth sharpened, bumps implanted into
his forehead and green scales or swirls tattooed across his
face and body in his quest to become a reptile. 

``I like reptiles, especially sea crocodiles, although many of
them don't make great house pets,'' said Sprague, 27, who is
taking a break from his studies in the State University of New
York in Albany to appear in circus shows, like the Jim Rose
Circus. 

Sprague claims he is one of five people in the world who have
undergone what he calls ``single-theme conversions'' and
appear in circus side shows. The others have appeared as a
zebra, tiger, leopard and a gigantic blue puzzle known as ``The
Enigma.'' He is the first to choose a reptile.

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