Australian Kangaroo Snake: An Australian farmer saw such a sight that stunned him. Brendan Hulme saw a "kangaroo snake" jumping in the red desert area of ​​​​Western Australia and recorded its video. But later it was found that it was not a snake, but a legless lizard.

Legless Lizard: Recently, an Australian farmer saw such a sight that surprised him. A farmer named Brendan Hulme saw a kangaroo snake jumping in the hot red desert in Western Australia and made a video of it. But it was not a snake, but a legless lizard. Brendan shared a video in which a small brown snake-like creature was jumping on the sand. It was jumping several inches high.

People were shocked to see the video. One person said, "I am Australian, but I have seen such a snake for the first time, I am scared!" Another joked, "It seems there are flying snakes in Australia now!" This video quickly went viral on social media.

Not a snake, but a legless lizard

Wildlife volunteer and snake catcher Josh Newbert said that this creature is not a snake, but a legless lizard. He said, "There are many such species in Australia. It is difficult to name it correctly without knowing the exact place." Josh said that small snakes or legless lizards jump like this when they feel threatened, so that the predator gets scared.

इसे'कंगारू सांप' के नाम से भी जाना जाता है ये सिर्फ ऑस्ट्रेलिया में पाया जाता है,

इसकी खासियत यह है कि ये रेंगते हुए नहीं बल्कि कूदते हुए आगे बढ़ता है। pic.twitter.com/r0WTwNaejI

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What is a legless lizard?

The legless lizard is completely harmless. According to Josh, it neither bites nor has a poisonous venom like the brown snake does. There are some differences between snakes and legless lizards. Snakes do not have eyelids and have large scales on their belly. But lizards have eyelids, the scales on their belly are small, they have two lungs and their tongue is not divided into two parts.

The habit of jumping is common

According to the Australian Museum, legless lizards often live underground, in dense grass or under rocks. They run away quickly when threatened. Josh said, "I have seen such lizards, but this is the first time I have seen one jumping so forcefully." The lizard seen in the video is probably of the Delma species, which looks like a brown snake. A user commented, "This is not a snake, but a lizard named Delma, and it is common for it to jump."

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