A rare orange lobster was discovered in a supermarket restaurant in Williamsville, New York, a rarity that marine life experts compare to “winning the lottery”.
“It definitely was wild,” owner and general manager of Hayes Seafood House Nicholas Pyzikiewicz told USA TODAY.
“When I opened our package with all the live lobsters, I saw one that was brightly colored. I thought they sent us a cooked lobster because lobsters turn red when they’re cooked. Otherwise, they are like a brownish-red color.”
“When I picked him up, he told me with his claws that he was alive,” shared Pyzikiewicz. He said he called the lobster company who sent the package to his supermarket and they told him that it was extremely rare.
While it is not clear where exactly the lobster was found, Pyzikiewicz said the supply of lobsters had come from Maine, up the coast, all the way to Canada.
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‘1 in 30 million’
Pyzikiewicz said that he had never seen a lobster like this before.
“The odds of seeing one is 1 in 30 million,” he shared.
The lobster is alive and well, in a perfectly healthy condition and is currently residing in a lobster tank at Hayes. In fact, some of Hayes Seafood House customers have been eyeing the lobster, offering to take it home.
“I want to make sure he’s okay,” said Pyzikiewicz.
Pyzikiewicz then got in touch with the Aquarium of Niagra in Niagara Falls, New York so that they could help him find a permanent home for the lobster, which has been named Hayes after the store. However, details on Hayes’ permanent abode remain unclear. Pyzikiewicz says that the Aquarium of Niagra connected him to Ripley’s Entertainment and they decided to send Hayes to Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto.
He added that representatives of the aquarium will be coming to pick him up at 10 a.m. on Friday. However, the Toronto aquarium, in an email to USA TODAY, said that they are not accepting the lobster. USA TODAY has reached…
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