For those with full personality, raising cats and dogs can no longer satisfy their curiosity. So they set their sights on personality aliens, such as lizards. So, the question is, is it dangerous to raise lizards? Will they be as poisonous as snakes?! With this question, let's take a look at it with Xiaobian!
There are many types of lizards, and in China we commonly call them four-legged snakes, which belong to the cold-blooded reptiles. They are closely related to snakes, and there are many similarities between the two. Lizards are not cute in appearance, and even give people a sense of fear. This makes many people think that lizards are poisonous. So, is the lizard poisonous? This has to be considered in many ways.
There are about 6,000 species of lizards distributed on the earth, and there are more than 150 species known in China. Most lizards are distributed in the tropics and subtropics. They live in a diverse environment, mainly land-dwelling, but also arboreal, semi-aquatic and earthy burrowing. Many people think that lizards are poisonous animals, but they are not. Of the world's 6,000 or so species of lizards, only two are known to be poisonous, belonging to the family Oflizards and are distributed in North and Central America. That is, the blunt-tailed poison lizard from the southwestern United States to northwestern Mexico and the pearl-tailed poison lizard distributed along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Guatemala.
There are not many poisonous lizards themselves, so it is conceivable whether the pet lizards we keep are poisonous or not. Lizards are mostly docile and cute, brightly colored, and quiet, often staying in one place for hours at a time.
At present, the lizards we can buy and raise from the market are mainly long-tailed iguanas, lily dragon lizards, northern grass lizards, and Dadu stone dragons. Several popular pet lizards abroad are mainly green iguanas, leopard-printed palaces, chameleons, plains monitor lizards, etc., which have been artificially bred for several generations. In the domestic pet market, the number of artificially bred individuals is relatively small, and most of the lizards on the market are caught in the wild. Because wild varieties may carry bacteria, and wild varieties are not adapted to the artificial environment, it will cause a large number of deaths or diseases, so it is not recommended to buy wild varieties. In addition, it should be noted that some lizards are nationally protected animals, such as monitor lizards, crocodile lizards, etc., and their numbers are comparable to those of giant pandas and are on the verge of extinction.
Do you also like to raise lizards? Then you have to polish your eyes and choose carefully!
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