Thought I'd share. I had the odd sensation of being watched on a walk around the place the other day...
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...pictureid=1642
he's lucky I wasn't hungry and the resourceful kind or it'd be kentucky fried dragon time :D
no, all native reptiles are protected (people in tradtional areas are pretty well tolerated to hunt up a free feed once in a while though). Toss over hot coals and hoe in! Lizard is very greasy, very rich and is known for giving first timers a case of bush belly :D They don't taste like chicken. Just lizard ;)
Nice big healthy fella,a Bearded Dragon... would be 75cm nose to tail (which is mostly around the other side of the tree). The spikes are not as spiky as they look. They eat bugs, king crickets, snails, little frogs etc. Large mature ones are a good sign you have a decent ecosystem around you.
Pic is from about a foot away from him as he glared at me for disturbing his afternoon sunbake.
