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Police wrangles the lizard outside the property of the home. Picture: Facebook/Western Australia Police Force One officer managed to grab a hold of the lizard by its tail. Picture: Facebook ...

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Massive lizards could be used to guard sheep from being munched on by blowflies. These huge reptiles, known as heath goannas, are native Australian scavengers that feast on dead animals such as rats.

Jameson compared the scavenging activity of different animals by leaving dead rats at feeding stations, with camera traps, across the landscape. Giant lizards called heath goannas could save ...

sourced from dead lizards in museum collections across Australia. The study found that most large varanid lizards, such as goannas, have inherited neurotoxin resistance to the venom – a trait ...