I found out after I named him that they get colors only when they are trying to mate (AKA horny), but the damage is done.
That is some ugly bastard.
By Miguel.GFZ
Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.
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Iguanas are edible and tasty if correctly prepared
Open a free range Iguana restaurant – make money and provide a public service ( reducing the Iguana population )
I love seeing the little yard dinosaurs!
I wish I was in Tiajuana
Eating barbequed iguana
I’d take requests on the telephone
I’m on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the dj
Can’t understand just what does he say?
Wall Of Voodoo – Mexican Radio
Yep, key to tastiness is, if roasting, leave the skin on.
If chunking for stews and such, treat as you would froglegs or alligator, slmilar taste, similar treatment.
There are several South Florida based You Tubers that are doing their part to eradicate these invasive critters. Two favorites are Iguana Man and Orion the Hunter. Iguana Man uses snares, traps and an air rifle. He also cooks them (+1 on Beans’ advice.). Orion the Hunter uses some really nice PCP air rifles. It seems that .22 cal is the minimum for iguana. Even then, one the size of Orangy could take a few hits before the lights are off.
My favorite YouTube pest eradicator is the guy who uses minks to clear out rats. The minks can kill them, but mostly they chase them out of their burrows, so the dogs can get them.
Anybody shooting in my backyard may have a sudden bleeding issue of his own.
Iguanas are “hated” because they fuck up the manicured lake and canal fronts of the McHouses by making holes along the shorelines. They compete with no other species for food other than the Cubans and their avocado trees.
Good to know. Because they are large reptiles I assumed they would eat bird eggs.
Vegetarians mostly. Yes, the occasional egg will be eaten, but it is a low threat.
Are you kidding me? I’ve read your blog too long to mess with your yard. Orangy is all yours. But you can add mangos to that list. My 80yo Cuban mom asked if I could come over to “take care” of an iguana that fell out of a mango tree a few feet from her. She will swear it jumped out of the tree and attacked her. Lizards of any size are the only things on her personal execution list.
It’s the time of the season
When love runs high
And this time, give it to me easy
And let me try with pleasured claws
To take you in the sun to (promised lands)
To show you every one
It’s the time of the season for loving
What’s your name?
Who’s your daddy?
Is he orange like me?
Has he taken, any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live
Tell it to me slowly (tell me what)
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving
What’s your name?
Who’s your…
Do you tell the snowbirds and tourist( when you talk to em) that orangy grows to 7-8 feet and can run 30 mph? Heh heh. We did that up here to a guy from jersey when he found a 4 inch salamander….good times.