I thought it was a snake!

Blue tongue lizard in our garden
@epiffanie (11326)
Australia
April 14, 2023 9:23pm CST
It's been a couple of weeks since we got back home here in Australia from the Philippines.. I am just starting to catch up with the cleaning and dusting..It's been really cold since we got back so, the gardening can wait.. But yesterday, I went out to clean up the courtyard, and as was about to grab the broom, i saw the tail moved... I thought it was a snake.. but it's a blue tongue lizard.. It's a huge one.. about a foot long..I've never seen that size before..But hubby said that he saw one that is about 18 inches long in the front garden.. So glad to see a few of them taking up residence in our garden ever since we had the dog put to sleep..Without dogs and cats, the lizards are happy ... I managed to take a photo and a short video..
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
15 Apr 23
Oh my goodness, this is big, I know I would be scared.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Apr 23
The first time I saw one I was also scared.. But when I learned more about it, I want to see them in the garden..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Apr 23
@LadyDuck yes indeed..
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
22 Apr 23
@epiffanie - Some animals look scary, but thy are not dangerous.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
15 Apr 23
Oh wow, you have a walis tambo there?
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Apr 23
Did you see the invisible walis tambo?..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Apr 23
@sol_cee oh wow!!.. glad your third eye is open..
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Apr 23
@epiffanie lol my third eye is open
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
19 Apr 23
Are these poisonous?
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Apr 23
No.. they are not poisonous .. some people have them as pets.. very gentle creatures..
@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Apr 23
Yes that would frighten me.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Apr 23
Yeah, if your don't know what it is, it will frighten you when you see it crawling in the garden..
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@rakski (122922)
• Philippines
15 Apr 23
That's big woah
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Apr 23
Yes a foot long is already big but I really would like to see the 18 inch one that lives in the front garden..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Apr 23
@rakski for some reasons, I am more terrified of the small ones than the blue tongue lizards..
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@rakski (122922)
• Philippines
15 Apr 23
@epiffanie oh my goodness and I am terrified of lizards even the small ones
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Apr 23
My friend feeds her lizards and has been for many years. There are now about 30 in her garden.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Apr 23
Oh wow!!.. that would be awesome to have that many in the garden..
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@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Apr 23
The lizard looks happy just crawling along. What do they eat.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Apr 23
They eat snails and slugs and insects like spiders.. So it’s good to have them in the garden.. And I heard that snakes stay away from blue tongue lizards..