🦎💧 HOLY SCALES, THE JESUS LIZARD 💦 ✝️ Meet the Green Basilisk Lizard, aka the “Jesus Lizard.” Why the heavenly nickname? Because this reptile can literally run across water an escape tactic so wild it looks like a miracle. 💨 Sprint Before You Sink When danger strikes, the basilisk bolts toward water and takes off at lightning speed. Its long toes and fringe-like scales slap the water’s surface fast enough to trap tiny air pockets, keeping it afloat for 10–20 feet before gravity finally wins.