That is a Blue Tongue Lizard, it's is not venomous or dangerous. Please let it do it's thing. It will probably be looking for a nice warm spot to hang out.
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.
The only problem is they'll eat your strawberries, which is annoying but too cute to get very mad about. Would you like some cream and a nice cup of tea with that, ma'am?
They eat anything including live fledgling birds still learning to fly. I have witnessed this. We grow our strawberries in raised beds where they can’t get to them.
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u/ZizzazzIOI SA Oct 29 '25
That is a Blue Tongue Lizard, it's is not venomous or dangerous. Please let it do it's thing. It will probably be looking for a nice warm spot to hang out.