Is the four-legged snake bite poisonous?

Four-legged snakes, also known as lizards, Skink, etc., are distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places in China. They are usually active during the day and often go in and out of grass, stone piles and roadsides. When they are disturbed, they quickly run to nearby hiding places to hide. The main food is insects, and most of these insects are pests, so they are good friends of human beings. Let's take a look at whether four-legged snakes bite people are poisonous.

Is the four-legged snake bite poisonous?

Because the four-legged snake has the word "snake", many people are afraid of being poisoned by it. In fact, four-legged snakes are neither snakes nor bite people. Of the 6000 species of four-legged snakes in the world, only two are known, belonging to the lizard family, both distributed in North and Central America. One is the Sheila poison lizard, or blunt-tailed lizard, and the other is the larger Guatemalan pearl lizard. Individual monitor lizard species carry a lot of bacteria in their mouths because they eat carrion, and people who are bitten are prone to tetanus, so it is best to go to the hospital for treatment.

How long does a four-legged snake live?

The life span of four-legged snakes is generally 5-10 years, rarely more than 10 years. Modern biology believes that the average lifespan of four-legged snakes is about 5-8 years. Tails will fall off immediately after being clipped, but they can still live normally and gradually grow new tails after some time. This physiological phenomenon is called "regeneration". Four-legged snakes use this "regeneration" function to avoid enemies.

What kind of food does a four-legged snake eat?

Four-legged snakes are beneficial and harmless animals with miscellaneous feeding habits, mainly small live insects, such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches and yellow powder insects are good food for four-legged snakes, and most of these insects are pests. Therefore, farmers can not only take wild capture, but also can adopt the way of artificial breeding.