Iguanas are not native to Florida but there is a thriving population of pets – and their descendants – released into the wild by irresponsible owners.
Some have suggested that now would be an opportune moment to cull the invasive South American species, which many view as a pest.
But Mr Magill warned: “I knew of a gentleman who was collecting them all in the street and throwing them in the back of his station wagon.
“All of a sudden as he’s driving along these things are coming along, crawling on his back and almost caused a wreck.”
Meanwhile off the Florida coast, hundreds of manatees have gathered in the warmer waters outside a power plant in Tampa Bay to keep out the chill.
Ron Magill of Miami Metrozoo has a warning for those who find the iguanas.
“I knew of a gentleman who was collecting them off the street and throwing them in the back of his station wagon, and all of a sudden these things are coming alive, crawling on his back and almost caused a wreck,” Magill said.
The stories of “kamikaze iguanas” plummeting from trees were urban legends in Florida, but now have a plausible explanation. Link (with video)
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