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Know your endangered Aussie species - DELMAS (aussie.zone)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/environment@aussie.zone
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Here's another Aussie special! Delmas are legless lizards and there are about 45 species of them in Australia and Papua New Guinea. I believe 22 of them are endemic to Australia. Some are more endangered than others.

This short video gives you a great overview on delmas and how to know them apart from snakes. They are cuties!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZFyQqUVoQA

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Snakes are cute when they just wrap around your wrist and have a look about. Not the Eastern Browns though.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago

    That's right, you should not handle snakes unless you know what you are doing.

    The trouble with some of the harmless delmas is that they look like brown snakes and are killed by people who know no better.

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