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Invasion of big, voracious lizards threatens U.S. South: study
Reuters ^
| August 3, 2018
| Jon Herskovitz
Posted on 08/03/2018 6:55:28 AM PDT by C19fan
A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the U.S. South, according to a new study.
Tegu lizards, which currently live in two large colonies in Florida, could expand into an area from the Carolinas to Central Texas, according to the scientific report published in July on the website for the journal Nature.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: biglizards; exoticspecies; fl; florida; lizards; muybiglizards; reptiles; tegulizards
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To: lurk
They won’t make it past Louisiana alive.
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:36:18 AM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
To: dirtboy
C’est bon~ Lizard sauce piquante!!Gumbo! Etouffee!
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:39:02 AM PDT
by
ClearBlueSky
(ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
To: C19fan
New Tegu skin boots go for about $400 per pair. I don’t see overpopulation of these things as a problem once Capitalism is applied to the problem.
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:39:35 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: Red Badger
“They will make some beautiful BOOTS!............and VESTS!.............”
Or an OWB holster for my Kimber 1911.
L
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:41:28 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
To: JohnnyP
Yes,Tegus bite and claws are Sharp!
I had one that would intimidate
Our large Cat.
They are opposite in behavior in
respect to Iguanas.
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:41:42 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY)
To: Big Red Badger
I think they are in
The Monitor family.
46
posted on
08/03/2018 7:44:15 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY)
To: Lurker
That too!
The possibilities are endless!...................
47
posted on
08/03/2018 7:47:51 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
To: C19fan
My kitties would take care of them.
48
posted on
08/03/2018 7:52:36 AM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: Joe Brower; C19fan
49
posted on
08/03/2018 7:55:05 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Joe Brower
Shoot on sight. And don't talk about it.That's what should be done with wolves out west.
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posted on
08/03/2018 7:55:25 AM PDT
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
To: corkoman
Looks like it is related to monitor lizards.
51
posted on
08/03/2018 7:55:44 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: C19fan
52
posted on
08/03/2018 8:35:04 AM PDT
by
kenmcg
(tHE WHOLE)
To: Joe Brower
Shoot on sight. And don't talk about it. Refreshingly - in our state at least - you can often shoot on site AND talk about it with many of these exotic species.
I seem to remember bounties on some of them.
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posted on
08/03/2018 8:41:18 AM PDT
by
AAABEST
(NY/DC/LA media/political industrial complex DELENDA EST)
To: Road Warrior ‘04
Shoot on sight. And don't talk about it. That's what should be done with wolves out west.
That is happening out west, to a small degree, and has been for a while. The ranchers in New Mexico have been taking care of business since wolves were "re-introduced." The wildlife management agencies are all butt-hurt about it, but what do you expect? People are just protecting their livelihoods.
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posted on
08/03/2018 8:42:00 AM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(Keepin' it analog.)
To: C19fan
To: Joe 6-pack
I agree but these lizards have survived a long time in their original habitats eating gator eggs
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posted on
08/03/2018 8:45:41 AM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: C19fan
Florida seems so often to be the U.S. entry point of exotic animals from foreign countries. What is it about Floridians? They been baking in the sun too much?
57
posted on
08/03/2018 8:48:18 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: Red Badger
They will make some beautiful BOOTS!............and VESTS!............. Want to really wipe them out? Make Tegu skin the new trend in custom auto upholstery down in the Miami area. The Cubanos will take care of the problem.
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posted on
08/03/2018 8:52:34 AM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Wuli
How do we know they aren’t Iranian spies??
They could be our own lizard spies turned against us!
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posted on
08/03/2018 8:54:45 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Charles Martel
Tell them they taste like chicken and the Haitians will take care of the problem.............
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posted on
08/03/2018 9:04:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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