TYLER, Texas — In this edition of Exploring the Caldwell Zoo, meet Wednesday the blue tongue skink!

Katelyn Lenhart, supervisor of reptiles at the Caldwell Zoo, says she has a unique of keeping predators away - her blue tongue.

"That quick flash of blue, it's like, sends off a warning, because most things in nature brightly colored or patterned, it's a warning trying to tell you, 'I'm dangerous. Don't mess with me. I could potentially hurt you,'" Lenhart said.

She is an omnivore, but her favorite thing to eat is snails, Lenhart explained.

"We put a little salad on a plate for her with mixed vegetables and leafy greens, and then she gets some crickets on top of that," Lenhart said.

Lenhart said her scales are smooth as it helps her move through her environment a lot easier. The blue to

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