Reptiles of Africa

I will be the first to admit that I am not that much into reptiles. I have limited footage of them from Kenya, since most of my time is spent around the big cats.
On hikes I have seen a cobra and a black mamba. Lucky for me, both times they were moving away from where I was walking.
Featured in this video is a monitor (Varanidae) which are some of the largest lizards. They will eat croc eggs and raid nests on the ground belonging to birds. They are found throughout Africa most often near river beds. The video also highlights the agama lizard (Agama agama.) There are over 30 known species of Agama lizards in Africa. They like to eat insects as well as will dine on berries, grass, and the eggs of smaller lizards.
The Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis) is known as a shy tortoise. They can move very well on their stocky legs and are often seen climbing over rocky terrain.
In 2000 the USDA banned the importation of several species of tortoise including the leopard tortoise in order to better protect it in the wild. All of the reptiles in this video have somewhat healthy wild populations but like all wildlife, they need protected land and a healthy eco system in order to keep on surviving.
As stated in this video, please DO NOT support the taking of "pets" from the wild. If you have to own a reptile please make sure it is captive bred, and if it gets to be something you can't take proper care of please DO NOT release it into the wild. Many wildlife authorities in places like Florida spend too much of their time cleaning up former pets like monitors, boas, and iguanas from the delicate eco system. There was even an alligator taken out of the Chicago river last year. Crazy stuff!
Some Reptile Rescues:
http://www.corhs.org/
http://forgottenfriend.org/

Organizations that protect habitats seen in this video:
African Conservation Foundation
http://www.africanconservation.org/
African Wildlife Foundation
http://www.awf.org
Mara Triangle
http://www.maratriangle.org/
Wildlife Direct
http://wildlifedirect.org/

Thanks for reading!

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[13nny]

what was the last lizard u shown?

[briczar22]

Not sure. They were common around the camp in Kenya. Looked like some kind of smaller salamander but you don't find those in Central/East Africa.? So I'm not sure.

[lizardLORD1245]

nice vid 5*, what other places have u gone to find reptiles,

[briczar22]

Florida Everglades & Arizona desert is bascially about it for my travels to see reptiles.

[googleissmart]

komodo dragons r NOT venomous on the conterary their saliva has bacteria wich when in your blood stream can kill you

[vickiormindyb]

Reptiles creep me out, and I've seen a lot of creepy things.

I'm a paramedic, and I had to treat a man who was bitten by the alligator he owned.

He was keeping it in his bathtub, IDK why, and it bit him when he reached in to take it out. IDK why he wanted to take it out either.

He swore to us that his "pet" was tame (it even had a name, Allo) but I refused to enter the scene until Animal Control had done something with the alligator.

[KKmartinz]

my mom asked my sister "what are the animals that lay eggs called?"

my sister said "reptiles"

mom: "so birds are reptiles"

"sure why not"

[n2488]

@13nny some kind of skink

[globnoob999]

@13nny its a skink

[Vindowvista]

@13nny i think its a skink :P

[reptilian49]

@13nny i think its a fire skink

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[zuzola100]

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[whitewolf037]

@briczar22 i live near the everglades it is so amazing and there are lots of reptiles