There are many aliases for the four-legged snake, which are called differently in rural areas. The more common names are "four-legged snake", "dog snake", "pig snake", "mountain bomb", "stone dragon" and so on.
It can be seen on the roadside, on the weeds, by the stream, and on the leaves of the trees in the countryside. Because of its fat, humble body, and similar to loach, some places still call it "mountain loach". Its real scientific name is The Chinese Stone Dragon, which mainly feeds on various small insects, and when encountering danger, it will take the initiative to break its tail to confuse predators, and then wait for an opportunity to escape.
Rural children especially like to catch this snake to play, one is its cute appearance, tied with a snake, to see it running around. The other is that its broken tail can cause children to be green. Coupled with the fact that it is a non-toxic lizard, adults generally only say "sin" and do not interfere too much.
In the countryside, as long as the weather was warm, they could be found on the side of the road, by the river, by the woods, on the fallen leaves, and behind the house in front of the house. If severely frightened, the body escapes after being left with a live bouncing tail (I've seen the blue tail before, quite curious).
In recent years, with the proliferation of pesticides such as herbicides and pesticides, coupled with artificial hunting, this four-legged snake has become less and less common in rural areas. Mainly because herbicides destroy their living environment, insecticides can kill them directly. Some rural people are hungry for food, some are medicinal, and many places even sell their names and codes to ten yuan a piece, which poses a serious challenge to their survival.
In fact, the "four-legged snake" is a lizard that is very beneficial to agriculture, and they can prey on a large number of insects that are harmful to crops every year to ensure the normal growth of crops. Nowadays, many rural places are rarely seen, and we need to work together to protect it, and do not let it disappear into the countryside and disappear into our vision.