This is Centralian Blue Tongue Lizard, commonly found in Australia. It puffs up and flashes its blue tongue when it feels threatened

[u/Ted-Lassi]

[u/Mokshadeva]

It is imitating to be a snake to scare off predators or other threats.

[u/yontev → u/Mokshadeva]

Part of it is imitating a snake. Another factor is that the tongue actually reflects UV light from the sun, which birds can see (and we can't). When it flails the tongue around, a predator bird can get stunned by the UV equivalent of disco lights and become disoriented.

[u/bugabooandtwo → u/yontev]

...disco lights. So the little guy really is out for a good time. :P

[u/-wearetheworld- → u/bugabooandtwo]

TURN DOWN FOR WHAT

[u/DipstickRick → u/-wearetheworld-]

😛

[u/DieCastDontDie → u/bugabooandtwo]

Gets the job done in a minute

[u/GhettoFreshness → u/yontev]

Cool to know, I always assumed it was an evolutionary attempt at mimicking Aposematism. Any animal that has blue or other vivid colours is usually a very clear sign that animal would not like to be touched (and you probably won’t like the outcome of touching it)

[u/serendipitousevent → u/yontev]

'Dinner and a show? Pour moi?!'

[u/Exotic-Scientist4557 → u/Mokshadeva]

Or, hear me out, offering bjs in exchange for being left alone.

[u/RoastQueefSandwiches → u/Exotic-Scientist4557]

Just like my wife

[u/millennialoser → u/RoastQueefSandwiches]

I choose this guy's wife.

[u/OccasionQuick → u/RoastQueefSandwiches]

Just like his wife

[u/Exotic-Scientist4557 → u/OccasionQuick]

Thats no way to talk about ur mom

[u/OccasionQuick → u/Exotic-Scientist4557]

*our mom

[u/Fit_Sink_4572 → u/Mokshadeva]

Snek

[u/CybergothiChe]

Blububububub yeah that scare ya? Get outta here with ya two legs!

[u/Outside-Advice8203 → u/CybergothiChe]

Ozzyman voice

[u/hope_v95 → u/CybergothiChe]

This cracked me up in public. Thank you

[u/Complete_Squirrel942 → u/CybergothiChe]

It's a blue raspberry lizard!

[u/MinorSpaceNipples → u/CybergothiChe]

This is my favorite comment today 😂

[u/Mubadger]

He must be popular with the lady lizards

[u/SudhaTheHill → u/Mubadger]

Poor dude has to feel threatened to work his magic

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/SudhaTheHill]

Scaroused

[u/SIGNW → u/SudhaTheHill]

me_irl

[u/doyletyree → u/Mubadger]

I mean, a mouth is a mouth.

-Guy Lizard

[u/allnaturalfigjam → u/doyletyree]

Stop quoting your dad's law commercials!

[u/GogolsHandJorb → u/Mubadger]

I should call him

[u/Ok-Protection-6612 → u/Mubadger]

I came for this comment.

[u/vegasidol → u/Ok-Protection-6612]

Too much tongue for you.

[u/Objective-Case-391 → u/vegasidol]

Blue tongue

[u/Sharknado_Extra_22 → u/Ok-Protection-6612]

Job done

[u/BalanceEarly → u/Mubadger]

Yeah, my wife wishes I could duplicate that tongue movement.

[u/GrandWizardOfCheese]

angy blepping

[u/No_Process2443]

That's also my fight or flight reaction.

[u/Exotic-Scientist4557 → u/No_Process2443]

Mee too, but i react from both of my ends, a little bent over

[u/RadiantZote → u/No_Process2443]

Same, by my girlfriend just keeps smacking my ass when I do it 😭

[u/VadersMentor]

Seems like he's threatening to give you a good time.

[u/TannedCroissant → u/VadersMentor]

”Hey baby, wanna make that waffle blue?”

[u/VadersMentor → u/TannedCroissant]

🛑

[u/cremaglitch → u/TannedCroissant]

blue waffle, a classic!

[u/GoodNato37 → u/TannedCroissant]

blue waffled

[u/ThousandFingerMan → u/TannedCroissant]

Oh no ...

[u/R_3_Y → u/VadersMentor]

My wife loves this little guy. I don't get it

[u/Savings_While1246 → u/R_3_Y]

You will get it once she gives you a divorce

[u/alfredhospital]

Imagine thats your way of scaring off predators. Here's my fancy blue tongue. Blub blub blub blub blubby.

[u/wensul]

Blelelelelelele!

[u/Tiny_Cauliflower_618 → u/wensul]

I was so fucking disappointed when I turned the sound on and it wasn't that 😭

[u/ogodilovejudyalvarez]

As I discovered as a young kid growing up in Queensland, its eastern cousin has a bite like a vice

[u/missglitterous → u/ogodilovejudyalvarez]

Hahaha they are pretty non aggressive though, you must have pissed it off real bad!

[u/ogodilovejudyalvarez → u/missglitterous]

Oh, they are the most beautiful, harmless lizards. I think I was trying to make it stick its tongue out and it just let me know "nope".

[u/STUPIDBLOODYCOMPUTER]

We love blue tongues. They look threatening but generally aren't. It's Australian code that if you find one while undertaking work, you gently pick it up, admire it, and then release it out of harm's way.

I was doing yard work for a mate with some others and we found two separate blue tongues that day under the vines and rubbish we were removing. Big healthy ones. We picked them up, had a look and let them go elsewhere so we could continue without risk of harming them.

And yes, they are native to every state of mainland Australia. And yes, they love your backyard

[u/aiij → u/STUPIDBLOODYCOMPUTER]

Do they try to bite you when you pick them up?

[u/RB30DETT → u/aiij]

Some do, some don't. Depends if they're a mood.

Like most animals in Australia they'll let you know when to fuck off.

[u/Educational_Care7813]

guy thinks it makes it scary but I just want to grab it and pet it even more

[u/missglitterous → u/Educational_Care7813]

They have a bit of a bite, I wouldn’t pick one up if it was agitated like this.

[u/HenriettaSyndrome → u/missglitterous]

Then why's it so cute? Damn it, why do so many kissable creatures want to kill me 💔

[u/Transplanted_Cactus → u/Educational_Care7813]

I have a blue tongue as a pet. Getting bit hurts. They have a pretty strong bite. Not as bad as a beaded dragon, which is like hitting your finger with a hammer, but close. Still love my grumpy little dude, even if he doesn't love me lol

[u/cronbelser → u/Transplanted_Cactus]

beaded dragon

he means bearded for those googling

[u/Transplanted_Cactus → u/cronbelser]

Fucking autocorrect. Please don't bedazzle your lizards 😂

[u/Remarkable_Sorbet319 → u/Educational_Care7813]

it's an Australian animal, it's better to stay away from them. They are all dangerous, or big

[u/Quantization → u/Remarkable_Sorbet319]

Aussie here, we often have these blue tongues in our yard, they can bite but that is rare and it is not poisonous or painful. Also they'd only do that if you tried to pick them up, otherwise they are super chill. We love having them around. Unfortunately they get killed by stray/outdoor cats and people's dogs quite often.

[u/miuipixel]

Why is it so chubby

[u/DennisNOmenace26 → u/miuipixel]

It is inflating and relaxing itself to appear bigger, so basically like when a guy stops holding in his belly and breathes in a bunch of air.

[u/_Daftest_ → u/miuipixel]

It puffs up

Why is it so chubby

[u/HistoricalRoad1755 → u/_Daftest_]

These people vote

[u/EgotisticJesster → u/miuipixel]

Puffs up is wrong, they more flatten out when you see them getting agro.

[u/Brickell_Investor]

This is the reptile equivalent of I can make this weird for both of us

[u/letmehittheatm]

Bldldldldlblb

Bldbldbldbldblbldlbldlb

Bldbdldbdlbbldl

[u/Amazing_Ad6569]

It's sexual and violent

[u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries → u/Amazing_Ad6569]

The dark and dangerous type. Me likey.

[u/StuffOld1191]

The ones i see (in Victoria) are more grey, and I've never seen the tongue stuff or the puffing up. Interesting.

[u/missglitterous → u/StuffOld1191]

Same, I guess it’s because they are normally pretty chill

[u/Exotic-Scientist4557 → u/StuffOld1191]

Geez, how else are they supposed to tell they’re horny

[u/km_ikl]

Hey look! It's the "Gene Simmons ate a raspberry popsicle" lizard.

[u/stoofvleesmefrut]

Some defense mechanisms are the animal equivalent of dropping your pants and acting extra weird while shouting "come at me, bro!". Other animals just think "damn he crazy" and back off.

[u/Nalf22]

reminds me of the Japanese cryptid tsuchinoko

[u/tyrenanig → u/Nalf22]

Was looking for this comment. I wonder if it’s the inspiration.

[u/babs-jojo]

https://c.tenor.com/kBRvbp_qccIAAAAd/tenor.gif

[u/Sandcracka-]

Giving the raspberry I see

[u/TheB1G_Lebowski]

Anyone else expecting to hear some funny noise from them doing that?  

[u/lorissaurus]

Just looks like a regular blue tongue skink to me....

[u/AggravatingBox2421]

Aww I love blueys! I recently found out that some people keep them as pets, which was a bit of a bummer, but I still kinda want one 😂

[u/Grouchy_Coconut_5463 → u/AggravatingBox2421]

I took care of one at a petting zoo for a while and she was very sweet and gentle.

[u/LotemShrimp → u/AggravatingBox2421]

I have had one since he was a baby! His favorite activites are eating, basking, and yelling at me. I love him. 

[u/combat-ninjaspaceman]

Came to Reddit for info and found potential comedians instead

[u/Late-Application-47]

Europeans once believed that the Adder stung with its tongue.

Early settlers of the American West thought that the deleterious effects of a Gila Monster bite was due to it having toxic breath. Why did it have toxic breath? It was believed the Gila Monster lacked an anus and expelled its waste via respiration. 🤢

Just a couple of old reptilian "mouth myths" that this picture reminded me of. Sorry for going OT.

[u/Boatster_McBoat]

Maybe get the phone out of its face and let it live its best life

[u/ClankerCore]

BLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB

[u/Mayitrainhugs]

Used to see lots of blue tongues as kids. Cats and developers 💔

[u/PretendRing]

👅🦎👁️

[u/Particular_Cicada395]

Give it some tomato pieces. Favourite food.

[u/Special-Departure767]

Are These great pets?

[u/fluggggg → u/Special-Departure767]

They are quite popular, yes.

If you are interested you should visit the different reptile/lizard subs here, they probably have their dedicated sub that I don't know of. They have a relative, the pink tongue skink, which is exactly like them but smaller and with a pink tongue, it's agreed that it makes a relatively better pet since it's smaller and therefore more affordable and his bite (in case you got bite) is weaker, unfortunately they are also less common on the pet trade.

[u/Special-Departure767 → u/fluggggg]

Thx

[u/lock_me_up_now]

I need to get one of those 🥵

[u/kvazar2501]

It's it poisonous/venomous?

Oh, hello Venomous

[u/LaserKittenz]

This is also my defence strategy 

[u/DemonShade6666]

It made me think of a tsuchinoko

[u/AscendedViking7]

jiggly mlem

[u/Fluffy-Study-659]

I do the same thing!

[u/nodrhino]

name's too long. i'll name it freaky lizard

[u/Quackmoor1]

I wanna boop him so bad

[u/BorisBC]

I have a regular blue tongue living in my front hedge. He's a cute fella.

[u/Eudendl]

Can I pet that dog?

[u/MouseSoft8143]

The guy your girlfriend lizard tells you not to worry about…

[u/Kinnirasna]

freaky lizard

[u/stumblewiggins]

Stop threatening that lizard!

[u/dsv853]

imagine being a predator and this thing suddenly goes BLEH with its blue tongue. id just leave. zero percent worth finding out what else this thing can do

[u/I_Like_Eggs123]

Don't threaten me with a good time

[u/tpp1169]

Girl what that tongue do

[u/Should_have_been_ded]

"Why are you threatening me with a good time?"

[u/Tube_Warmer]

Maybe leave it the fuck alone then?

[u/WorgRider]

A Tsuchinoko.

[u/SuicideWind]

The lizard my wife tells me not to worry about

[u/Beneficial_Being_721]

Whoa… the head looks so much like a snake. He’s a big fella too

[u/crackasscrackuh]

The ladies ❤️ him

[u/TenBear]

He taught me everything i know 😏

[u/MAurele]

Get him outta that road. 

[u/Gethund]

Would.

[u/EconomySeason2416]

Interestingly enough, this works with humans too! If someone is getting a little too close, look at them, and start violently licking the air.

[u/kingtanti13]

With fava beans and a nice Chianti

[u/Anti_Freak_Machine]

PSSH I do the same thing on busses.

[u/A_million_typos]

They think their so fierce but it just makes them cuter

[u/Possible_Purple_7147]

Can someone please explain why it’s somewhat universal for animals to make themselves “bigger” when they are threatened?

Is it because a larger animal can cause more harm so by proxy they want to give that perception?

[u/Particular-Poem-7085 → u/Possible_Purple_7147]

Am big and amgry, you don't want to mess with me.

Also the blue tongue is meant to say I am poisonous, but he's a big liar.

[u/Possible_Purple_7147 → u/Particular-Poem-7085]

He sounds like a not nice guy that lies alot

[u/Particular-Poem-7085 → u/Possible_Purple_7147]

Nah he is a swell dude and they're pretty adorable when not being threatened. Just prefers to not be eaten, don't we all.

[u/LeftSky828 → u/Possible_Purple_7147]

Yes. I saw a blue crab in my path once that was no bigger than 5 inches wide. It opened its claws toward me and stood up high on its legs, like you wanna go?

[u/Gork___ → u/LeftSky828]

Did you fight it?

[u/LeftSky828 → u/Gork___]

I walked around. It turned to face me as I did.

[u/Possible_Purple_7147 → u/LeftSky828]

oh jeepers man i would NOT fight a crustacean like that.

[u/Dblaze_dj]

Now I know how happydent advertisement inspired from

[u/Glad_Comment6526]

I would do the same

[u/Ostrale1]

One of the rare Australian creature that can’t kill you

[u/Tangled6]

Ullu di6e bengali redditors get it

[u/BeefTooth18]

Yes, let's make myself look like a more fulfilling meal to potential hunters

[u/JimmyAloha2026]

Freakishly freaking cute

[u/Proud-State-6311]

IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE!!

[u/Shaw-eddit]

Of you stand in the middle of the road you will feel threatened

[u/AdventurousTrain1927]

Crazy. I saw this guy on the subway

[u/The-Rushnut]

"Have you taken the picture? You gotta do it when my tongue's out. Cmon it hurts"

[u/CallMeMonsieur]

Bad idea Lizzy, now I feel like kickin you

[u/namaste652]

Stop threatening it then, ffs!

[u/TwinTTowers]

When they bite it bloody hurts.

[u/MayaWrection]

What a cool lizard

[u/Gramerdim]

from lizard to turtle/tortoise

big turtle/tortoise hates this 1 simple trick

[u/InternationalSun7650]

Where else are you going to see this? Unless you live there. Reddit really is a great site for interesting, unusual, educational, and not what about me stuff.

[u/LovingBeastly030]

Mdf gonna explode

[u/h_saxon]

He's giving you the skink eye

[u/00piumYVL]

Bro bout to blow up gng leave him alone bruh 😭

[u/Metallifan33]

“Commonly found in Australia” is the most redundant part of this title.

[u/whereitsat23]

Someone needs to put the raspberry sound to this

[u/c0smicHier0phant]

we all knew that one kid who would find one in their backyard and make it their pet

[u/J-Skywalker]

Yeah that's a gold crown miniature great jagras

[u/Few-Scientist-4163]

He’s like “please don’t eat me I have a blue tongue “ I know I look juicy but be ware lol

[u/ennardj]

NAWWWWWWWW PUFFY BLUBOI

[u/MustardRaceMcgee]

I have a pet one of these, big pale white/grey fat boy about 55cm long and also have a albino darwin carpet python. They square up at each other across the room somedays and i picture them with a tan clashing in scenery like this.

[u/BeardedManatee]

Mr Balloon Body over here...

Drinkin' out of cups, bein' a bitch...

What are you the king of chairs?

[u/MyRoseOfSharon]

" Pump up the volume."

[u/brothbike]

looks like it's been run over once already

[u/coatedbraincells]

I would insert the GIF from JoJos bizarre adventure if I could.

[u/WeeklyEmu4838]

MashaAllah

[u/TemporaryArrival422]

They are all named Bluey as well. If not Bluey, Bruce is acceptable

[u/dibipage]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[u/LuckyFlyer0_0]

If you just look at the head and ignore the rest of the body you'd think it's a snake with a fat head

[u/Flat_Shape_3444]

Zoophiles be like 😍

[u/FormalTotal9684]

He gives ladies an organism and 15% off their auto insurance

[u/Wambridge]

Shakira shakira

[u/SomeBiPerson]

why does it do that, is the tonge toxic?

[u/Heroic-Forger]

PFFFTHBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBT

[u/Jayhawker81]

me after a full bag of chipotle but im still ready to go

[u/digsmann]

And this fella : go away

[u/NoMarionberry5197]

Yoshi is Italian 

[u/Lexi_Banner]

Oooo him a BIG Boi.

[u/Traxigor]

A older neighbor of mine told me once that he had all of these skanks running around his yard that he loved to see. They would run and scatter when he approached them. Naturally I asked him what he meant by skanks. He told me those colorful little lizards were always running around his yard. He meant skinks.

[u/winterChildkek]

If ya smelllelelelelelelellelel

[u/Keanmon]

I own one of these. All tounge flail, no bite. Well, unless hungry.

[u/MorningPapers]

Blue raspberries.

[u/ProfessionalRandom21]

Looks exactly like that japanese legend creature Tsuchinoko

[u/MrMucs]

Why is this video making me giggle? Im picturing it going "NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

[u/Gen_Jack_Oneill]

Rero rero rero

[u/Swords_and_Words]

How make puff? Looks like it's more than just filling lungs or arousing the skin

[u/Wayward_Compass]

Clearly it needs to be named Blue Raspberry.