Title: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 08:45:29 PM
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 08:45:29 PM
The common Australian bluetongue lizard.
Harmless, this little guy was looking through one of our windows, like a peeping tom. They are not aggressive in any way, but if they latch on to your finger, it will hurt and they don't let go.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 08:48:21 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 08:48:21 PM
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The common Australian bluetongue lizard.
Harmless, this little guy was looking through one of our windows, like a peeping tom. They are not aggressive in any way, but if they latch on to your finger, it will hurt and they don't let go.
It looks like a medium sized lizard?
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 08:53:01 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 08:53:01 PM
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 08:58:37 PM
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 08:58:37 PM
Native, so not allowed to keep them as pets...(I think). Why anyone would want a lizard as a pet escapes me.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Blazor on January 22, 2018, 09:03:28 PM
Post by: Blazor on January 22, 2018, 09:03:28 PM
Harmless, this little guy was looking through one of our windows, like a peeping tom. They are not aggressive in any way, but if they latch on to your finger, it will hurt and they don't let go.
Change the word finger, to forum, and it reminds you of your banning thread lol.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 09:37:50 PM
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 09:37:50 PM
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 10:22:47 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 10:22:47 PM
Medium size is pretty accurate I think. About 30 centimetres is average, although we have a bigger one living in the garden at around 35 cm and very large around the girth. They are certainly not goanna sized, thank goodness. Smaller than an iguana, larger than a gecko. I think its a member of the skink family...one of the larger varieties.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Native, so not allowed to keep them as pets...(I think). Why anyone would want a lizard as a pet escapes me.
Skinks are small, so if it's a skink, it's a bigger one..
The pet stores are filled with snakes and lizards, believe or not.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 11:14:05 PM
Post by: Bricktop on January 22, 2018, 11:14:05 PM
"Blue-tongued skinks[2] comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues in Australia. "
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 11:39:10 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 22, 2018, 11:39:10 PM
I believe it, but I don't understand it...Quote from: "Bricktop"
"Blue-tongued skinks[2] comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues in Australia. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tongued_skink
My son has a king snake as a pet.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 01:12:53 AM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 01:12:53 AM
I believe it, but I don't understand it...Quote from: "Bricktop"
"Blue-tongued skinks[2] comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues in Australia. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tongued_skink
My son has a king snake as a pet.
Some types of king snakes can grow to be six feet long.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 01:46:23 AM
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 01:46:23 AM
We call them "worms".
Meet Atomic Betty.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 01:47:16 AM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 01:47:16 AM
Six feet?Quote from: "Bricktop"
We call them "worms".
Meet Atomic Betty.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5C-wrtHBM0
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 01:49:18 AM
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 01:49:18 AM
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Angry White Male on January 23, 2018, 02:40:07 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on January 23, 2018, 02:40:07 AM
Reversed to get a second look, and it was a fucking Iguana! Never handled a reptile before, but had a good idea of what house it came from, due to where it was.
Grabbed the fucking thing, which was a new experience... It whipped its tail around a bit, and I think it hissed too! Weird fucking experience...
Nonetheless, the house I brought it to was in fact the owner, and thanked me for bringing it home. These things don't live long here, unless in a controlled environment.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 09:08:16 AM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 09:08:16 AM
I was driving through Darwin once, and a reticulated python was crossing the road in front me, forcing me to slow down. Its head had reached its destination, but its tail was still on the other side of the road. Big wriggly.Quote from: "Bricktop"
They must have gotten loose from reptile parks like they have in Florida because when I looked it up it does not show Australia being part of their territory.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 12:45:18 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 12:45:18 PM
Six feet?Quote from: "Bricktop"
We call them "worms".
Meet Atomic Betty.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5C-wrtHBM0
They are the longest snakes in the world.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 03:08:07 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 03:08:07 PM
I believe it, but I don't understand it...Quote from: "Bricktop"
"Blue-tongued skinks[2] comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues in Australia. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tongued_skink
My son has a king snake as a pet.
Some types of king snakes can grow to be six feet long.
:ohmy:
I don't know kind it is.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 05:20:16 PM
Post by: Bricktop on January 23, 2018, 05:20:16 PM
I was driving through Darwin once, and a reticulated python was crossing the road in front me, forcing me to slow down. Its head had reached its destination, but its tail was still on the other side of the road. Big wriggly.Quote from: "Bricktop"
They must have gotten loose from reptile parks like they have in Florida because when I looked it up it does not show Australia being part of their territory.
Our are called Carpet Pythons.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Odinson on January 23, 2018, 05:26:06 PM
Post by: Odinson on January 23, 2018, 05:26:06 PM
No native lizards here, but a few years back was driving home, and saw something fucking weird hanging onto a wooden telephone pole, about four feet off the ground.Quote from: "Angry White Male"
Reversed to get a second look, and it was a fucking Iguana! Never handled a reptile before, but had a good idea of what house it came from, due to where it was.
Grabbed the fucking thing, which was a new experience... It whipped its tail around a bit, and I think it hissed too! Weird fucking experience...
Nonetheless, the house I brought it to was in fact the owner, and thanked me for bringing it home. These things don't live long here, unless in a controlled environment.
You probably have really small lizards.. Even we have them..
Common lizards.
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 06:36:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 23, 2018, 06:36:20 PM
Title: Re: I had a visitor yesterday
Post by: Angry White Male on January 23, 2018, 08:46:43 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on January 23, 2018, 08:46:43 PM
You probably have really small lizards.. Even we have them..Quote from: "Odinson"
Common lizards.
There's a very small handful of small lizards here that are limited to specific areas.
I'll be honest, I don't think I've ever seen any of them in the wild. That's just how rare they are!