Cold Blood in the Hot Sun

Besides the crocodiles mentioned earlier we actually saw quite a few other reptiles and lizards in our adventures. Geckos were very common in most of the lodges either in the dining room or bedrooms, catching flies and whatnot. This little fellow lost his grip on the ceiling above and landed on my pant leg at breakfast one morning, very nearly landing in my coffee. We were both a bit stunned but he was no worse for wear and quickly took off. They are quite resilient little creatures, we had one with only three legs in our bathroom in one lodge and it was still able to run up the walls and skitter about after mosquitoes quite well.
Agamas are quite common on rocks in the hot sun, either out in the field or beside the pool. The males are quite brilliantly coloured with orange heads and purple tails while the females are smaller and brown. They are quite often very tame as well and we were able to get nice and close pictures of them several times. Often reaching up to more than a foot in length (with tail) they are quite harmless and lovely in their own way.
This monitor lizard is a little less safe though. We only saw them at breakfast one morning but this one was a good 3-4 feet long and had pretty fierce claws. They are slow moving and docile though and are typically fed at breakfast time at that particular lodge. At the same lodge we also saw a cobra early one morning but failed to get a picture of it and were as spooked by it as it was by us.