What should i do if?

[CuriousAboutReptiles]

I really need to mow my backyard since it's a jungle and didn't think much of it (I still need to do it) but I recently saw an eastern blue tongue lizard in my front yard and it got me thinking. "The grass in the back is so overgrown that I wouldn't know if there's an animal in the path of the lawn mower until it's too late." So if I accidentally ran a blue tongue lizard or any reptile with the lawn mower what should I do? I'm worried I would get in trouble despite the fact it would be an accident and I would obviously take it to the nearest vet and hope they can take it in at least until the rspca takes it from them or a wildlife rehabilitater can take it. Would that be the right thing to do or is there something else I should do and would I get in trouble for it?

 

[dragonlover1]

You wont get in trouble for any accident ,if you accidentally injure a reptile just take it to the vet. Same if you find an injured critter on the side of the road . They will treat it even though you don't have a license.
The alternative is to ring WIRES , they have volunteers everywhere who know the vets and the right carers for each type of animal

 

[CuriousAboutReptiles]

You wont get in trouble for any accident ,if you accidentally injure a reptile just take it to the vet. Same if you find an injured critter on the side of the road . They will treat it even though you don't have a license.
The alternative is to ring WIRES , they have volunteers everywhere who know the vets and the right carers for each type of animal

Thank you for letting me know. I have autism and I wanted to know what I should do before just jumping straight into it and then causing the injury and panicking not knowing what to do

 

[Delilah]

In most cases, the reptile will take off when the lawnmower starts. Just let it run for a minute, as a warning and then mow slowly. Whipper snippers seem to be a bigger issue. I saw many injuries in vet practice from those, primarily on lizards.

If you’re really worried, you can put on boots and do a careful walk through the long grass, banging a stick as you go. This should scare them off. If you do accidentally injure one, do as dragonlover1 said.