We see skinks quite frequently out here, and during the summer they can get pretty big. But they are really fast runners, and you can’t grab them by the tail, and I honestly am kind of skittish about them biting me, so we have only managed to capture a couple at intervals few and far between.

The other day we finally caught another one, and yes, its tail fell off. The kids like the skinks because the capture of the skink is a rare enough occurrence that they don’t get to play with them very often. Anyway, this one was small enough to not bite anyone and so it was pretty harmless.

As a side note, you can see how humid this day was because the camera flash was capturing the moisture in the air.