Are lizards poisonous? These breeds are suitable for beginners!

Lizards are cold-blooded reptiles, mostly distributed in the tropics and subtropics, mainly terrestrial, but also arboreal, semi-aquatic and burrowing in the soil. Many people think it is poisonous, so is lizard poisonous when it bites?

Is it poisonous for lizards to bite?

1. Whether a lizard bites is poisonous or not. Generally speaking, lizards do not bite. If they are frightened or provoked, they will protect themselves by biting. Pet lizards on the market seldom bite. Monitor lizards are very likely to bite, such as the Nile monitor lizard, which is grumpy and bites.

2. Whether the lizard bites is poisonous or not. Secondly, we need to know what kind of lizard it is. There are many kinds of lizards. There are 6000 species in the world, and only two species are poisonous. That is, the blunt-tailed lizard from the southwestern United States to northwestern Mexico and the Guatemalan bead lizard along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Guatemala. They are the only poisonous lizards in existence, with poisonous glands in their jaws and painful but rarely fatal bites.

3. Most lizards are non-toxic, just because there are a large number of germs in their oral secretions. If bitten, it is easy to cause wound infection. This is not "poison". Just wash your hands and wipe them with alcohol.

What kind of lizard is suitable for beginners to raise?

Variety one, the leopard print guards the palace

The full length of the adult (including tail) is about 20cm, up to 25cm, and the body will have purplish brown and bright yellow stripes (ribbons). It is adaptable, lives at temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees, and eats almost everything it can eat.

Breed 2. Frog eyes guard the palace.

The total length can reach 7-10cm, the longest can reach more than 15cm, the body color is mainly light brown, and mixed with black straight lines or intermittent ribbon markings; that is, heat-resistant and cold-resistant, food can feed a variety of feed insects; it is docile, not afraid of people, curious things, will lick with the tongue, angry will shake the tail as a warning.

Species 3. Green iguana

It can reach about 2 meters in adulthood, the body is generally green in childhood, and it will be light yellow, light blue or brown in adulthood; the temperature is about 28 degrees and the humidity is 60% more than 80%. They are pure vegetarians, living mainly on the leaves, flowers and fruits of plants.

Species 4. Maned lion lizard

The total length is about 45 cm, up to 55 cm, the back and nape of the neck are covered with spiny scales; heat-resistant and cold-resistant, the temperature is about 29 degrees Celsius, the food is mainly insects and plants, the food should not be too large to avoid choking to death.

Conclusion: lizards generally do not bite, and they will also bite if they are frightened or provoked. General lizards are non-toxic, and only two kinds of lizards are poisonous, namely, blunt-tailed lizards and Guatemalan bead lizards. It is painful to be bitten by poisonous lizards, but it is rarely fatal. If beginners want to raise lizards as pets, they can raise four kinds of lizards: leopard, frog-eyed, green iguana and maned lizard, which are relatively simple.