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GZAofTheMidwest OP t1_j0sgy5z wrote

Is "Florida Iguana" now a thing?

Should we go ahead and start r/Floriguana now?

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SheriffComey t1_j0siyem wrote

They've always been a thing.

With the cold front coming through this week I guarantee you'll hear about them falling out of trees frozen.

Every so often someone has to go to the hospital because they got dinged in the head by a falling iguana.

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EmotionalSuportPenis t1_j0smba0 wrote

Well, they haven't "always" been a thing because they're invasive. People letting their pet iguanas loose established the first breeding populations in South Florida in the late 1960s.

Basically, the first Florida iguanas were making the first Florida iguana babies while the Beatles were writing Sgt. Pepper's.

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Croweclawe t1_j0slapp wrote

You got a reptilian concussion from warming repercussions.

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mces97 t1_j0svhmm wrote

Funny, not funny.

... Well, kinda funny.

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drkgodess t1_j0sjgfm wrote

People often release them here because they think the climate suits them. Now, there are wild populations descended from pets.

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Ginger_Anarchy t1_j0uiok0 wrote

They're a whole population throughout South Florida because of exotic pet owners just releasing them and them thriving. They get everywhere too and are basically fearless. Really annoying to deal with.

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