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Old 31st May 2023, 09:46
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Old 31st May 2023, 09:47
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Old 31st May 2023, 09:48
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I have never encountered one here.
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:15
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Default Re: How often do you encounter a lizard/gecko in the summer where you live?

I’ve seen quite a few Slow Worms in the forest. They are technically a ‘legless lizard’ rather than a snake.

I’m sure I’ve seen a Common Lizard many years ago too.
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:19
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I'm always in the countryside. Last one I saw- about 3-4 years ago. And also a small snake.
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:24
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:25
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It's so normal to see a gecko crawling on the wall in the summer here. The part of the map I live in is North Africa. xD
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:28
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oh right you must have a more significant range of wildlife than here.
Here it's just birds, cats, dogs, badgers(night), deer, rabbits, snakes (they hide well), sheep, cows, foxes (although rare sight for me), horses, ponies.
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Old 31st May 2023, 10:44
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Yea, probably, especially if one has a passion for such thing.
Personally, I love all creatures except mosquitoes, crows and reptiles, except for turtles.
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Old 31st May 2023, 11:05
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^ Why don't you like crows?
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Old 31st May 2023, 11:11
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^ You would too if you were a farmer. xD

They ruin everything, plus are bullies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdpRTw1ieMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLyXzpiXMew
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Old 31st May 2023, 16:35
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Aww I love little lizards, but haven’t seen one in the UK before! I didn’t realise they could be found here, so I definitely want to see some now! Wonder where they can be spotted?
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Old 31st May 2023, 17:35
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Aww I love little lizards, but haven’t seen one in the UK before! I didn’t realise they could be found here, so I definitely want to see some now! Wonder where they can be spotted?
The New Forest, not that i've ever seen one.
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Old 31st May 2023, 19:14
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Default Re: How often do you encounter a lizard/gecko in the summer where you live?

See a few slow worms around they seem to like the railway track I live by.

Not a lizard or even a reptile but i do see newts, usually in the water though.
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Old 31st May 2023, 20:19
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^ You would too if you were a farmer. xD

They ruin everything, plus are bullies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdpRTw1ieMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLyXzpiXMew
Oh, well yes the invention of the scarecrow suggests that
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Old 31st May 2023, 20:52
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Never, thank goodness
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Old 31st May 2023, 21:07
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The New Forest, not that i've ever seen one.
Ooo thanks! I'll have to go there in the summer.
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Old 31st May 2023, 22:51
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Ooo thanks! I'll have to go there in the summer.
Excellent, you can visit me while you're down here.
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Old 1st June 2023, 11:46
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Just seen a female sand lizard sunbathing on the coast path, scampered away as i nearly trod on it.
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Old 1st June 2023, 16:39
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^ I've seen those a few times... for a split second. Faster than a fast thing.
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Old 1st June 2023, 18:28
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Plenty of rats round here but no lizards
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Old 1st June 2023, 19:24
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Plenty of rats round here but no lizards
Plenty of rats down coxford and shirley warren, and I'm not just talking about the rodents
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Old 1st June 2023, 21:06
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Plenty of rats round here but no lizards
sauk's new tagline?
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Old 1st June 2023, 22:08
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Oh, well yes the invention of the scarecrow suggests that
They don't even fear scarecrow anymore. xD Crows are probably smarter than me, but they're mean, obnoxiously loud. Well, pretty much every behavior/personality trait you hate in people they have it too. They're a little bit funny maybe, but trust me, they won't hesitate to ruin your lawn for their own amusement.
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Old 1st June 2023, 22:10
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Default Re: How often do you encounter a lizard/gecko in the summer where you live?

I did come across a gecko once, when it was really hot,

It just stood there and kept saying "greed is good", so I squashed it flat.
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