I put a cage to catch rats beside my aviary, and I have been laid up for a couple of weeks, with my dogs staying with me at my parents house, however they came home today, a day after me. There was a lot of interest in the rat trap, beside the aviary, and I soon saw why. I had not caught a rat, but instead a blue tongue lizard. Here are some pics.

 

In the trap

 

 

 

The area I was going to release him into

 

 

The released blue tongue

 

 

 

I know some people are probably thinking, how long was he in there? Well, hard to say, but he was very alert, hissing at me, and moved very well when released. Suprisingly fast for a lizard like that.

Wow !! :ohmygod: Cool photos Dave

thanks. Photos were taken on my phone, it is pretty good.

Awwwwww.......well Im so glad he was released healthily and happily back into his environment. I love lizards, blue tongues are beautiful. My mum used to be squeamish when I brought them home as a kid, cause she thought they looked like snakes with legs, and I have to admit, at first glance at your first picture, I thought you had caught a snake!! :ohmygod:

I love blue tongue lizzards :ohmygod:

Great shots

For your interest Dave is is an Eastern Blue Tongue, the most common species along the eastern coast. If it makes you feel better they can go for weeks without food and water so he would have been fine :ohmygod:

I too thought it w :ohmygod: as a snake - I have been seeing too many red bellies lately :

 

Thanks for sharing Dave - MB you are full of knowledge

I have an Eastern as a pet :ohmygod:

those are great photos.