[17strings]

the iguana invasion is so bad here in the Keys it’s legal to kill them.

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I prefer to photograph them. Funny story - I was coming back from doing just that when I got into a conversation with a neighbor I’d not met before, down by the canal. She asked if I’d seen any of the iguanas, and I replied that I’d just been taking pictures of one. We introduced ourselves, and she knew I was at the house with the avocado tree, and I knew she was the owner of the large boat I’d seen in the ‘hood before, the name of which happened to be on her t-shirt. She said that she and her boyfriend had a fishing business supported by a YouTube channel that featured all of their adventures.

When I got home, I just had to look up their YouTube channel, and wouldn’t you know that in the first video I clicked on, she killed an iguana in their back yard with a bow spear on the bank of the canal, and then the two of them skinned it and he prepared it for dinner! Yikes. You never know who your neighbors are!

[Farcesensitive]

They sound like good neighbors.

[rodguy911]

That is a bit bizarre. But we feature bizarreness here in the Keys. Especially in Key Weird where the annual boat races are under full steam right now with choppers taking photos.

One of my best friends used to hang out of helicopters to get the best photos for the AP and others. As you can see sometimes they do get airborne,the sound is awesome,my daughter is there now.

[SheepWhisperer]

Those small dinosaurs will absolutely ravage your garden. Their claws are dangerous too, as they contain high levels of bacteria. Then there’s the problem that my big dog thinks their poop is cologne and rubs her face in the pile, dragging that into the house. The poop on my boat and the gelcoat stain is another frustration entirely.

Break barrel scoped .22 pellet rifle, zeroed in to half the width of my property dispatches them nicely, with a very satisfying thump as they fall out of the tree ending in a dead cat bounce. No guilt whatsoever felt by me.

There are neighborhood kids who offer this cleanup service on a bounty basis. Gotta love these young entrepreneurs.

While I appreciate your fondness for the photos and they certainly have an erie prehistoric intrigue, I will dispatch every single one that enters my yard.

I too photograph them...after they’re dead. And keep a seasonal count. This year is only 16. It’s an off year.
But, it keeps my skill set current.

[genetic homophobe]

Omg. Darcizzle Offshore is your neighbor? I’m telling bagster. That’s ssooo hawt.

[Oratam]

You failed to provide sufficient details about your pulchritudinous neighbor...but a careful reading between the lines led me to assume she was insanely hot and dangerously fit!

This settles it--it's the Keys for me.