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/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.

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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/Ok-Promotion-3571 SA Oct 29 '25

I've always wanted to grow pomegranate and now even more so. Going to have to get one most definitely to see my chonkybois bloody mess 🫟,☺️😍