A video forwarded several times on WhatsApp claims that wall geckos are more dangerous than snake.
The claim is FALSE
The video shows a wall gecko licking a spoon. No voice or narration in the video.
The video was forwarded with a message that says “wall geckos are dangerous than snakes”
Findings showed that the fake news on wall geckos being dangerous have been in circulation for as long as 2017.
The claim has been debunked by Africa check. Many researches conducted have shown that wall geckos are harmless.
According to Animal Diversity Web, a database run by the University of Michigan in the US, “geckos are non-venomous and harmless to humans”.
An invasive animal risk assessment by the Australian Department of Agriculture and Fisheries also said the wall gecko “does not present a threat to human safety”.
Wall geckos have poss no threat not to talk of being as dangerous as snakes.
CONCLUSION
The claim that wall geckos are dangerous is FALSE.
