Eastern Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis, eats a Katydid (Bush Cricket) Searching back through my SD cards I came across this forgotten video of an Eastern Glass Lizard who was obviously on the trail of something good to eat in the East Rookery on July 7, 2024. It's uncommon to get video of these wary and elusive lizards foraging because they usually see me first, but so intent was this large male on tracking his quarry that he didn’t notice me. Note the rapidly-flicking tongue which is much m

The eastern glass lizard at first glance may appear to be a snake however the opening in the side of the head (ear) is a dead giveaway that it’s not actually a snake. Glass lizards get their name because of how easy they can be “shattered” in the sense they break their tail super easy. Unlike snakes their jaws are not stretchy and therefore they consume smaller prey. * * * #explore #explorepage #lizard #reptile #gatorboysouth | Donovan Lindo