Myths
Myths:
Poison arrows frogs (Dendrobatidae) are only poisonous in the wild due to a special diet only obatainable from the wild. They are not poisonous as many people claim them to be in captivity as they poison soon lose effect from their captive diet of crickets and fruitflies.
Certain species of treefrogs and toads have venomous glands or secretion, eg.cane toad, fire belly toad, Chacoan milk treefrog etc... but as long as you do not ingest/touch your eyes or mouth with your hands after touching them, then it is totally safe. Always wash your hands after handling amphibians which you're not sure whether they're poisonous, for logical safety reasons.
Not all snakes are venomous. And not all venomous snakes are dangerous. Most snakes will only strike when provoked or threatened. Snakes found in Singapore are mostly non-venomous except for a few species like the King Cobra, Spitting Cobra, Mangrove Snake, coral snakes and sea snakes. Snakes are not slimy like many people think, they just feel cold to the touch as they're cold blooded reptiles.
Not all colorful snakes are venomous. Just remember the following riddle and you should be quite safe:"red and yellow kills a fellow, red and black is a fren of Jack."
There are only 2 species of vemonous lizards, the Beaded lizard (Heloderma Horridum) and Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum) and a sub-species of Gila (Heloderma s. cinctum) and they are only found in North and central America. They only use their venom only to catch prey and therefore are quite harmless. So if you find any lizard wondering around your compound in Singapore, they're most probably monitor lizards, or small color changing lizards.