Tesla Coil Dangers Creatures are attracted to Tesla coils

This bobtail guards its Tesla coil. An unanticipated Tesla coil danger. These harmless and slow moving lizards have an impressive threat display. A whimsical look at non electrical Tesla “dangers”.
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Somehow he got into my shed and was noticed on the floor when I was using this Tesla coil.

See him on bottom left. No idea how he got in.

Part of the threat display involves poking out the blue tongue. Just one of many Tesla coil dangers.

Here’s another danger. A redback spider. This one had taken up residence and no doubt had pushed the copper strike rail out of the way.
After a season of inactivity it was time to strip down, clean and make a few improvements to my big Tesla coil (the one above on my cover). And of course to evict all the creatures to minimise Tesla coil dangers.