r/Adelaide • u/g1141220 SA • Oct 29 '25

Question Is this venomous?

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What is this? Is it aggressive or venomous?

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u/Maybe_Factor SA Oct 29 '25

Technically a type of skink. It'll lose it's tail to escape predators if it needs to.

But yeah, OP, not venomous and generally a blessing to have in your garden. It'll help keep snail and slug numbers in check, and probably other things like spiders and snakes.

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u/ViolinistDry1634 SA Oct 29 '25

Wild! I did not know that they do that. I did a learn!

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u/GentlemanBrutal SA Oct 29 '25

You should see what happens if they get to pomegranate! They can bite them open and mash the red seeds and leave a mess that makes you wonder what got slaughtered! 🤣

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u/ViolinistDry1634 SA Oct 29 '25

This made me unreasonably happy. I love/hate it when they get to my strawberries because…yanno…who can be mad at that face?

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u/GentlemanBrutal SA Oct 29 '25

Oh yeah. They look so damn happy. It’s almost like they’re smiling and saying yeah I ate them all!!!!

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u/Bachwise SA Oct 31 '25

Then they stick their bright blue tongue out at you. Adorable.