They are indeed quite poisonous.

The head and neck of an olive-green gecko with a white throat. It is sitting on a thick branch. The gecko has a white line starting as a series of dots behind the eye and continuing across the middle of its neck. The one visible eye is reddish and golden with a vertical black pupil. The gecko is looking to the left in the picture.

🦎Lined gecko (Gekko vittatus).

Max size 30 cm (11.8).

Insectivorous.

Nocturnal.

Found in Indonesia, New Guinea, Palau and the Solomon Islands.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

And the best vertical jumper out of all domesticated cats I've ever seen. Reminded me of caracals.

Many years ago, my GF had a Sokoke cat - it had a @ symbol on both sides. This also seems to be the case with Gabi.

A bright yellow toad with a few dark markings on a green and silvery leaf. The hind legs are stretched out. The toad is looking to the right of the picture.

🐸Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki).

Max. size: males 48 mm (1.9"), females 63 mm (2.5").

Belongs to Bufonidae, the true toads.

Threatened by habitat destruction and the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by unknown at Pixnio

Rewatched it last year and still liked it a lot.

A close-up of a curled up snake. The snake is light brown with dark brown markings. The throat and belly as well as parts of the sides of the head and body are white. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.

🐍Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in Fort Worth Zoo.

Max length ~579 cm (~19'), max weight ~183 kg (~403 lb.).

Found from Eastern India and Nepal in the west to Eastern China in the east and as far south as Java.

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷by thegaminghyena.bsky.social

A close-up of a mostly turquoise lizard. A row of spines can be seen behind its head. This specimen is yellow around the mouth and nostrils and both white and turquoise on the throat. Some dark green markings and a white line can be seen behind the head. It is looking to the left in the picture.

🦎Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures.

Max. size 80 cm (31.5"), 2/3 of which is the tail.

Herbivorous, though young ones also eat insects.

Found in forests on the islands of Fiji.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by David Clode on Unsplash

It is found in Italy among other places. It has been known as Coluber leopardinus back in the 18th century.

European ratsnake - Wikipedia

European/Leopard ratsnake (Zamenis situla)?

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The front part of a newt. The back is greenish grey, the throat and belly light grey with greenish grey spots. The newt is looking to the left in the picture.

🐸Female Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus).

Max. size 80 mm (3.2").

Found only in Italy.

Threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by wirestock on Freepik

What could possibly go wrong?

A partly curled up snake on ground. It is cream-coloured with markings in brown and black. It is looking directly towards the camera.

🐍Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).

Max size 396 cm (13').

Younger specimens are arboreal, older ones tend to be more terrestrial.

Mostly nocturnal.

Found in most of South America above 35°S.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Jim and Pam Jenkins , Smithsonian's National Zoo

A black, white and orange butterfly is sitting partly in the shadow on an elongated green leaf.

🦋Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) in the tropical house in Copenhagen Zoo.

#ButterflyWeek

📷by plesnercph (The best my phone could do)

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A greyish brown and turquoise lizard is sitting on the ground. On the ground are pieces of wood, stones and a couple of plants. The lizard is a dark turquoise on most of the head, body, tail and limbs but the sides of the body are greyish brown. The sides of the body and head as well as the limbs are covered in spots in a lighter shade of turquoise.

🦎Aruba whiptail (Cnemidophorus arubensis).

Max size ~45 cm (~17.7"), most of which is the tail.

Eats both insects and plant material.

Found only on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by DejaVu Designs on Freepik

A frog is sitting on a couple of the top leaves of a green plant. The frog is mostly a very light brown with a number of tiny dark spots. It is looking up and to the left.

🐸Desert tree frog (Litoria rubella).

Max. size 43 mm (1.7").

Can change colours from white to dark brown.

Found in most of Australia (except for the southernmost parts), in southern Papua New Guinea and on the island of Timor.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.

And you weren't invited???

Brown headed brood parasite - QI: Series M Episode 4 Preview - BBC YouTube video by BBC

I first learned about the brown headed cowbird on BBC's QI.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4JS...

The head and part of the body of a mostly green snake. The snake is resting its head on a thick branch. It has keeled scales on its head. there are yellow spots on its body and the throat is a lighter colour than the sides and the top of the head. The snake is looking to the left of the camera.

🐍African Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera).

Max size ~78 cm (30.7"), possibly even more. Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in forested areas in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as Angola.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

Agalychnis callidryas...

A green lizard is sitting on a large green leaf. The lizard has a white throat and belly and it is white around the mouth. It is looking to the right in the picture.

🦎Green anole (Anolis carolinensis).

Max size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.

Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific and the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.

Considered Least concern by the IUCN.

📷by anselmo7511 on Pixabay

That is one beautiful shot...

This is exactly why I phrased it the way I did. The 20 cm ones are so rare that 15 cm is the 'usual' maximum size.

A green frog floating at the surface of a body of water among aquatic plants. The frog is mostly green and has a yellow throat. The frog is looking right and up in the picture.

🐸American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus).

Max. size usually about 15 cm (6"). Specimens reaching 20 cm (8") have been recorded.

Native to eastern North America. Has been introduced to numerous places around the world.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by josee123 on Pixabay

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Thanks for your advice and/or support.

I asked this to vent & as a rhetorical question. There is no easy way to stop people like this. We have started creating a paper trail.

The front part of a dark grey or black snake. The throat and belly are cream-coloured. The snake is in what appears to be moss next to a body of water. It has yellow spots behind its head. The snake is on its way to the right of the camera.

🐍Grass snake (Natrix natrix).

Max. size 100 cm (3'3").

Eats mostly frogs and toads.

Found In most of Europe and as far east as central Asia, from southern Scandinavia in the north to Turkey and northern Iran in the south

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Yuriy Vertikov on Unsplash

The front half of a white cat on a black couch. The cat is looking at something slightly to the left of the camera.

Allow me a short rant:

My GF's crazy neighbour contacted the Animal Protection Agency claiming that my GF's cat was being mistreated/kept under horrid conditions. They visited her today and found everything in order.

What's wrong with some people? Can you even prevent such things from happening?

You forgot to mention the fact that many of your posts show animals most of us didn't even know existed. I have learned a lot 'just' by following you.

A lizard on a dark piece of bark. It is various shades of orange with dark spots. The belly, throat, inside of legs and toes are white. It has its mouth slightly open and the tip of the tongue covers one nostril. The lizard is looking diagonally down and to the left of the camera.

🦎Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius).

Max size for males 28 cm (11"), for females 20 cm (7.9").

Eats mostly insects and other invertebrates.

Found in dry areas in Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and India.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik