Daring cook makes frozen iguana tacos after falling from trees in Florida — to the horror of online viewers: ‘21 souls in one meal is crazy’

New York Post ^

[nickcarraway]

This Florida man is giving social media something to taco ’bout. TikTok creator Gray Davis has gone viral with a series of videos documenting the “raining iguanas” phenomenon in Florida — and then eating them.

When the Sunshine State experiences unusually cold weather, the cold-blooded reptiles can wind down their systems to conserve energy, and almost literally freeze up in the process. As they stiffen, the iguana popsciles will topple from their perch onto the ground.

While they may look dead, the iguanas are technically alive and will literally thaw back to normal once the weather warms.

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TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: floridman; iguana; tacos

[nickcarraway]

LOL. This Gray Davis isn't as big a loser as the other one.

Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

[yelostar]

🦎🌮

[paulcissa]

Natures bounty. It’s all in the preparation.

[rhinohunter]

Tastes like chicken…

[kawhill]

A person needs to eat.

[Hot Tabasco]

he chose not to show the process of humanely dispatching and cleaning the iguana for its meat.

The fun way is with PCP air rifles. Just ask Jessica.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpMGJXp6IbI&t=618s

As a side note, there are ambitious entrepreneurs who are using this iguana infestation as a means to host paid iguana safaris........

[OldHarbor]

Would a possum eat an iguana ? It’s been my observation that possums will eat just about anything.

[philman_36]

Dove, rabbit, squirrel...how many of those to make a meal?
Liberals hyperventilating over nothing, as usual.

[servo1969]

I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana
I took requests on the telephone
I’m on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can’t understand, just what does he say?

I’m on a Mexican radio
I’m on a Mexican woah-oh radio

[blackdog]

A crawfish boil aught really disturb them.

[kaktuskid]

Chicken of the Trees

[KierkegaardMAN]

Ask any ingrate you happen to see
What’s the best lizard?
Chicken of the trees

[ConservativeMind]

I would enjoy trying iguana tacos, especially free-range iguana tacos.

[hanamizu]

For what it’s worth I’ve seen stands selling iguana meat in Costa Rica. I confess I didn’t try it, but they seemed to be doing brisk business with the local and some tourists.

There’s a Cajun restaurant here in Cape Girardeau that features alligator meat. I don’t think it would taste all that different.

[goodnesswins]

Ok...who is writing headlines today?

[j.havenfarm]

That’s the problem. The onion and garlic should have been sautéed first. I also would have brown the meat before simmering.

Oh, also, the commenters quoted in the article I would have taken out and slapped around a bit. Far too many babies like those in our society

[spokeshave]

You left out the hedgehog.....

How to eat hedgehog

The hedgehog when disturbed or cornered will roll into a defensive ball.

Locate a small stream and scoop up a couple of hand fills of mud or clay,

Roll hedgehog in clay

Bake over open fire until clay is hard

When cool peel off clay and attached spines

Remove innards

Rest is tasty meal

Tastes like chicken but somewhat gamey.

[Migraine]

Yeah. That’s what I’m saying. How many trees did that cook fall out of?

[ViLaLuz]

Iguana tastes like the clichéd chicken. It’s more tender than alligator. I prefer the iguana. Central Americans prepare it the best.

[Disambiguator]

“Dinsdale!”