On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 17:41:14 -0500, Logan Tygart
<thelogan@allyourbase-arebelongto.us> wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 22:47 -0500, Robert Snyder wrote:
> <snip>
> > Then Eric decided to put one up and then the
> > always popular Logan Tygart decided to update his.
>
> Here is why I updated. I have lived a total of eight plus years in
> Florida, but I have never seen an iguana this far north. I called
> Animal Control and they never came. This morning, I noticed an
> interesting track in the sand, next to my drive way. I walked around
> the corner of my garage, to discover the iguana, once again, stalking
> vegetation in my yard. I called Animal Control once again and they
> said, "Oh, we never come collect animals that are native to the area."
>
They are introduced, if the climate is warm enough they will reproduce,
and keep going. I know that there are some pretty good size colonies in
S. FL, but did not kknow that they were able to do so this far north. I guess
if they can keep warm when it cools down they can pull it off.
> If you are wondering about the creature I found on my deck yesterday,
> look here:
> http://www.allyourbase-arebelongto.us/?q=node/12
>
Colouration looks like a rock iguana of some sort, but the crest looks more
green iguana. Like to see it real life.
> I wasn't aware that iguanas are native to Florida.
>
They not, but they have adapted see above...
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