Goanna in backyard

[pinefamily]

A normal part of living in Australia.....

'It blew the cobwebs out of me': Thurgoona resident Eric Holland finds 1.5-metre goanna in his backyard - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[Minkness]

Awesome and a little scary lol

[EL Ziggy]

You said it Mink!

[pinefamily]

Lace monitors are a little intimidating, being our 2nd largest monitor, and having a rather bad reputation for being able to take your fingers down to the bone. The one in the story wasn't full-grown. They are found in the eastern states of Australia.
Worse thing we could find in our backyard is a brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), a rather nasty elapid that will charge at you, unlike other snakes.

[chairman]

I read "goanna" and expected to see an acanthurus. A Lace would certainly be something to encounter in the backyard but it would be a little neat to have that "problem."

[Wingbeats]

Hiiii Goanna <3