Virtual Day 4: Lesson Kids in the Remarkable Marsh Reptiles Summer Day Camp Program Week: Nature Olympics Top Two Fastest Reptiles in the World 2nd Name: Bearded Dragon Name: Green Iguana Location: Australia Location: Central & South America, Caribbean Speed: 40km/h (24.9mph) Speed: 35km/h (21.7mph) About: Although these lizards are native to About: These lizards can grow up to 6.5 feet Australia, they are very common pets in Canada. long and can be a wide range of different They are called bearded dragons because they colours. Sometimes they can be black, blue, have skin along the underside of their throat that orange and green. They are often active during looks similar to a beard. They will puff this up and the day and found close to the shore of a water it can change colour if they feel threatened or body. They are another popular pet in Canada, stressed. but are difficult to care for. Link: Fastest Reptiles in the World Link: Video - 6 Insane Iguana Facts Brought to you by Friends of Second Marsh and our partners - Canada Summer Jobs, City of Oshawa & Ontario Power Generation. We are pleased to offer this no-cost virtual program to our community! If you are able, thank-you donations are appreciated - www.secondmarsh.ca @secondmarsh Email: [email protected] Remarkable Reptiles World’s Most Venomous Snake World’s Most Dangerous Lizard (Chan, 2007) (Wahlberg, 2014) Name: Inland Taipan Name: Gila Monster Location: Australia Location: Mexico and Southwestern USA Size: 78.7 inches (200cm) Size: 24 inches (60cm) About: Even though the inland taipan is About: These colourful looking lizards carry considered the most venomous snake in the enough venom that could kill two adult humans. world it is shy and rarely seen. If it is provoked it They carry the venom in their bottom jaw in often warns the offender before striking. They eight different venom glands. Don’t worry, it is do this by facing the offender and raising its rare people are bitten by these lizards and they fore-body in an ‘S’ shape formation. will only bite if provoked. Link: Inland Taipan Link: Most Dangerous Lizard World’s Longest Reptile Name: Reticulated python Location: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Philippines Length: 32 feet About: Usually this python and the saltwater crocodile tie for the longest reptile in the world. They both can reach up to 23 feet long. However, in 1912 a 32 foot long reticulated python was discovered in Indonesia. Link: Longest Reptile References: Australian Museum. 2020. Inland Taipan. [Online]. Accessed: 18 July, 2020. http://ow.ly/bxfh50AC0Zq Chan D. 2007. Taipan. License: Attribution - ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0). [Online]. Accessed: 18 July, 2020. http://ow.ly/WIPp50AC0ZM Chepkemoi J. 2017. The Fastest Reptiles in the World. [Online]. 18 July, 2020. Accessed: 18 July, 2020. http://ow.ly/PgvO50AC10o Guiness World Records. 2020. Longest Reptile. [Online]. Accessed: 18 July, 2020. http://ow.ly/ZsMI50AC118 Rafferty J. P. 2020. Encyclopedia Britannica: 9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes. [Online]. Accessed: 18 July, 2020. http://ow.ly/shMN50AC11k Wahlberg (Tubbs) A. 2014. Gila Monster. License: Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0). Accessed: 18 July 2020. http://ow.ly/OvZv50AC11v .