Bites from a tegu can cause serious injuries if you don’t take proper precautions. While tegus are not typically dangerous to humans, as an invasive, non-native species, ...

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Tegus pose no significant risk to humans, though they can bite, Yackel Adams says. It’s also nearly impossible to catch a wild tegu because they’re fast runners.

What is a tegu? The tegu is a large, invasive, commonly black and white lizard from Argentina. They can grow up to 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or more, according to Georgia Wildlife.Unlike ...

Bites can cause serious injuries if you don’t take proper precautions, according to WebMD. Tegus spend winter in burrows, emerging in February. ... Tegus may live up to 20 years, ...

Wildlife trapper James Dean said he’s been called by numerous people concerned about the lizard. Dean said tegus don’t go after children. He said a bite would ruin your day, but not end your life.

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Bites can cause serious injuries if you don’t take proper precautions, according to WebMD. ... Anyone who sees a tegu on a WMA should also alert that region’s Game Management office.

The Tegu is smart and relatively calm lizard however they are far from docile when you try and catch one in the wild during their fight-or ... "This guy could bite your finger clean off," he said.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Neighbors and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials tell 10 Tampa Bay that an Argentine black and white tegu lizard is roaming in North Lakeland. They told ...

Bites can cause serious injuries if you don’t take proper precautions, according to WebMD. Tegus spend winter in burrows, emerging in February. ... Tegus may live up to 20 years, ...

A 3 1/2-foot lizard is on the loose in Massachusetts, and its owner warns that it could bite. Liz Rose tells The Sun of Lowell that her Argentine black and white tegu lizard named Tiggs escaped ...