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and i know skinks dont have much of a neck, but the grey ones in my sons yard always have their neck up mostly

We actually think they are very interesting, and I like the fact that they eat bugs! One did give my daughter a start though. It was outside on her window ledge when she went to open her window the other morning!

One thing I know is that they are very fast. Our dog tries in vain to catch them all the time, and I always tell him he's better off not catching them because they have sharp little teeth.

Thanks, Mr. Wildflower! We have seen these for years but didn't have a clue what they were called until my daughter's boyfriend told us he thought they were skinks. I honestly had never heard of a skink before.

Snipes...yes, skinks, no! :)

OMG, i bout stepped on one this morn near my side walk, thought it was a dang snake at first

It's a skink...if you catch it and keep it in a cage with a heat lamp, it will live for a LONG time. Feed it crickets and it will be happy!! My son catches them all the time. He'll keep them for awhile and play with them then let them go. Have fun!!

~m

WE used to have a pet skink, he esacaped though. Have fun with these, they might startle you, but they arn't going to hurt anything.