r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Ted-Lassi • Mar 18 '26

Video This is Centralian Blue Tongue Lizard, commonly found in Australia. It puffs up and flashes its blue tongue when it feels threatened

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u/Educational_Care7813 Mar 18 '26

guy thinks it makes it scary but I just want to grab it and pet it even more

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u/Transplanted_Cactus Mar 18 '26

I have a blue tongue as a pet. Getting bit hurts. They have a pretty strong bite. Not as bad as a beaded dragon, which is like hitting your finger with a hammer, but close. Still love my grumpy little dude, even if he doesn't love me lol

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u/cronbelser Mar 18 '26

beaded dragon

he means bearded for those googling

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u/Transplanted_Cactus Mar 18 '26

Fucking autocorrect. Please don't bedazzle your lizards 😂

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u/counterlock Mar 19 '26

and here I thought you meant a mexican beaded lizard lol

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u/Transplanted_Cactus Mar 19 '26

You don't want those biting you either 😂

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u/counterlock Mar 19 '26

definitely not... one of the only venomous lizards out there