According to a report by Beiqing Net on September 23, Mr. Chen, who lives in Yanbu, Foshan, was walking downstairs in the community when he saw a huge green lizard, visually measuring 1.5 meters long.
Many people are afraid of this lizard, and when they see this shape, they can't help but worry that they will be bitten, and they are far away.
Thinking that the green lizard might hurt children and the elderly, Mr. Chen tied it with a rope.
But he didn't know where to put the lizard, so he first found a cage and closed it. When the lizard is locked into a cage, curiosity prompts people to pick up their phones and take pictures.
Mr. Chen is well fed by this lizard. The next day, Mr. Chen called the police, and the police contacted the Forestry Bureau personnel to identify and rescue him.
After the identification of relevant experts, this lizard with the shape of "Godzilla" is scientifically named green-sided lizard, which belongs to the national second-level protected animal.
The green-bearded lizard is actually an exotic species, and its other name is the American iguana, which is mainly distributed in Central America. The length can reach 1 to 2 meters, and the life span can be up to 10 years. It is a large lizard that lives on trees.
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In fact, the green-bearded lizard is a particularly popular pet in the United States, but this creature is difficult to discipline and is also a cold-blooded animal, basically the owner is a fresh breed to play, and will abandon it in less than a few months. Therefore, the green-sided lizards outside the Americas are mostly carried by Americans in the name of pets.
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The green sideburns are emerald green, and some people think that the cubs of this color are very cute and have the urge to treat them as pets, and the most important thing is that the green sideburns can be sold as pets in Taiwan.
In 2019, more than 4,000 green-bearded lizards were captured in southern Taiwan. Taiwan's Pingtung County Department of Agriculture warns that the creatures have begun to flood and that species invasions are spiraling out of control.
In 2013, Pingtung County captured 26 green-bearded lizards, 51 in 2014, 345 in 2015, 1,068 in 2017, and 1,082 in 2018.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > so will the green-sided lizard attack humans? </h1>
The answer is yes, but it's not common.
First of all, the green sideburned lizard has dozens of jagged teeth, which determines that it can definitely attack humans.
But the green-bearded lizard is not an ordinary carnivore, which determines that it will not actively attack other large animals, but it does not mean that it does not eat meat.
The main diet of the green-bearded lizard is plants, feeding on leaves, flowers, fruits, and can also swim in the water.
In 2017, a woman in the United States was reportedly attacked in the face by her own green-bearded lizard pet.
As the woman repeatedly tried to pet her pet, she was attacked defensively by the green-bearded lizard.
The green-bearded lizard had a huge impact on American culture.
The image of Godzilla in the American blockbuster is the lizard, which also refers to the green-sided lizard that swept the Americas. Because of its terrible appearance, it is often mistaken for a monster.
There are even American netizens who have brain holes in the green sideburns lizard spitting fire and hurting people.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" What if you meet a green-sided lizard > the wild? </h1>
First of all, don't be frightened by the fierce and cold-blooded appearance of the green-bearded lizard, which generally does not actively attack humans.
Do not take the initiative to provoke it in the wild, stay calm, and preferably do not touch its tail, claws and back. Because these areas can trigger its defensive attacks. As long as you don't die, there is basically no harm.
The green-bearded lizard is generally a docile, timid animal. Because of the fierceness and cold-bloodedness of his appearance, he is often misunderstood.