Are geckos poisonous?

Are geckos poisonous? Gecko is a reptile, most species are not poisonous, but gecko will bite when self-protection, but do not worry, even if bitten will not hurt you, because it has no teeth, gecko eat insects, is an agricultural beneficial insects.

Since ancient times, folk spread gecko urine is very poisonous, eyes are blind, ears are deaf, drops on people will cause ulceration, eat gecko climb things will be poisoned to death. Therefore, in ancient times, it was included in one of the "five poisons"(scorpion, snake, centipede, gecko, toad). If gecko urine contacts skin, it needs to be washed immediately, otherwise, after skin absorption, it will cause subcutaneous tissue congestion, edema, hemorrhage, necrosis and neutrophil infiltration in muscle layer; if it is serious, it will damage the nervous system of the brain pivot, cause serious adverse changes in spinal cord, respiratory paralysis, and finally lead to respiratory failure and death. Do not be careless when catching it.

In the past, the ancients called the gecko the gecko, saying,"the gecko is extremely obscene, likes water, and meets water every time." It is poisonous, and people eat it to turn it into pus." Ji Xiaolan's Notes of Reading Weichaotang recorded such a story. It was said that it was summer. A woman bathed her two children at night. There was tea left over from the day on the table next to her. When the children were thirsty, she gave them a drink. Who knew that after a while the child disappeared, and the water in the basin became muddy and fishy. Therefore, since ancient times, overnight tea is not allowed to drink, afraid of gecko mating at the water's edge at night, gecko semen falling into the water is highly toxic.

But in fact, gecko is a reptile, in addition to some species are poisonous, most are not poisonous, so we can rest assured!