SCP-5176

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Item #: SCP-5176

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-5176 must be kept in a large cell, with padding on the floor of the containment, No cameras must be placed inside the cell, windows are to be double reinforced. Glass is prohibited in SCP-5176’s cell. Security are required on testing, termination of the D-class is common.

Description:
SCP-5176 appears to be a reptilian creature of a sickly yellow pigment. Scales of 5176 do not resemble any current reptile but, dna testing reveals traces of Komodo dragon. The reptile is 8 meters in length and 3 meters in width. 5176 seems to have a connection to SCP-939. All proposals to introduce them must be strictly denied until 5176 is fully explained and safe.
SCP-5176 will periodically try to climb the walls of the cell or scratch at the glass. SCP-5176 is very defending of his cell. Interpreting any entity that enters an enemy. D-Class must wear a blue jumpsuit (5176 is passive to the color blue). When 5176 feels contact by the D-Class, he will become aggressive. 5176 is known at this point to breathe faster. D-Class are forced to stay away from the air exiting his mouth. If the air enters their eyes, it will cause extreme irritation, followed by unstoppable watering of the eyes. After one (1) minute the watering will cease and the victim, now known as SCP-5176-1 will now experience an extreme case of acrophobia. They will most likely begin to dig into the ground to get lower to the ground. 5176 will begin to bury SCP-5176-1 trying to suffocate it. [REDACTED] SCP-5176-1. No D-Class has been successfully retrieved from the cell since testing began.

First retrieval: [REDACTED]
This is an audio recording that has been transcribed for foundation use signed: Doctor

Williams: closing in on the target location, time is 3:00 hours AM, all MTF report?
(Overlapping voices)
Williams: 10 MTF members present
(Creaking sound)
Williams: (shush) Prepare for breach.
Mory: loaded.
(Wood breaking)
Williams: No sign of lif-
(Thump)
Mory: captain!
(Fast breathing)
Williams: (grunts)
(Another thump)
Krams: the scent is unbearable! Williams??
Mory: he’s ok! But I can’t see! I’m blinded!
[one minute later]
Mory: (unintelligible over gunshots) returned!
(Screams)
Mory: put me back on the ground!!!
Williams: Mory? You are!
(Scratches over mory’s coms)
Williams: Mory has disappeared!
[05 council has redacted this]
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SCP-5176 was retrieved and contained on 09/28/

Psych eval. revealed that Williams had seen Mory [REDACTED] Williams was then administered class A amnestics. He has since been commended for his work in the foundation and was given a large fund to provide for his family. He now has [Data Explunged]. they are being cared for.

Exploration back to the retrieval location has found the source of the scent was a total of [REDACTED] bodies buried in the dirt, some missing body parts. Closer inspection reveals the appendages were bitten off, but no blood was found in the holes. Carbon dating dates some bodies all the way back to 1932. among them, MTF soldier: Mory