I thought it was a snake...

[Bigcypresshunter]

I thought it was a snake but it was just a lizard with a pretty tail!
I was looking for a place to find bottles but all I found was this iguana. Apparently they have become common here in Florida.

 

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[lonewolfe]

cool!

HH

 

[Wolfbite]

Would make me jump.HH Wolfbite

 

[pickaway]

Yeah i here exotic wildlife is messing up parts of the south.

 

[allen]

thats a pretty reptile...did you find any more bottles ?

 

[Nana40]

Yipes! Nastly lookin little thing!

But...looks like ya found some bottles too!

Nana

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

thats a pretty reptile...did you find any more bottles ?

No, nothing old. It is hard to find anything old in South Florida, unless you dive. But I keep trying. The lizard was as jumpy as I was. He eyeballed me only long enough for a pic, then took off very fast.

 

[lucky1777]

Very nice pics. I wish you luck on finding them bottles.

 

[civilman1]

Did they issue a National Let Your Iguana Go Day!!!I wonder how fast these guy's are breeding if there becoming more common....And how do they find each other?Good job on the quick pic...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

They are breeding. Being cold-blooded they need to lay out in the sun. I think they are vegetarians...not sure. They are usually near water...very good swimmers. They can grow quite large. And always near where people live. I have never seen an iguana in the Everglades. Maybe too many predators, eagles, hawks, owls, gators etc. A resident once told me she seen her housecat get in an all out fight with one with no clear winner. :P We also have Jesus Lizards and Nile Monitors.(meat and egg eaters)

 

[DiggerBug]

That's a BIG lizard! I'd have a heart attack!

 

[diggummup]

Nice! I can remember when it was out of the ordinary to see an iguana.Nowadays they are everywhere,as well as many other exotic species of reptiles and snakes.The Jesus lizards are so called because they can walk on water.They are called Basilisk lizards.I haven't seen a Nile Monitor yet, but they are here like you said.I have saw an Asian Water Monitor though,big nasty looking things.Now the big thing is giant snakes in the glades,more than 200 have been caught in the National Park in the last decade.I'll post a photo of a 13 foot Burmese Python that tried to eat a gator (you can see the gator busting out of it's midsection) and it ended up being a fatal decision for both the snake and the gator.Then the asian water monitor,then the basilisk.

 

[RonNewbie]

Some great wildlife but I'm wondering how the new wildlife will impact the original wildlife of Florida... Great pics.

 

[dave-enc]

cool picture thanks for sharing
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[LJ]

Holy Smoke...I would have been gone!

 

[River Rat]

Me too!!

 

[TxTim]

They taste like chicken.....

 

[ModernMiner]

Wow! I would have been HITTING the bottle if I ran into that thing. That's one scary tail (tale).
-MM-

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont know the difference between a Nile or Asian monitor, but I have seen some big ones. I will google it.
I have seen two different lizards right at home in my back yard not mentioned. One was about a foot long and all flourescent light green. The other looked like the old Budweiser gecko crawling slowly and deliberately along the power line. Remember the commercial: "your mother was an iguana!" It looked funny. I didnt get pic.

 

[TreasureTales]

Exotic animals are becoming a real problem...eating or killing off native species. Hmmm, reminds me of human border crossers.