Author Topic: National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas (Read 1500 times)

libertybele · « **on:** January 22, 2020, 01:22:00 am »

Yes ... it is that cold here in sunny SW FL. Dipping down into the 30's tonight. I haven't seen it this cold in years.

National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas

As the coldest air of the season spreads across the Eastern US, even some southern states are feeling the chill.
From Louisiana to the Carolinas, even down through Florida, temperatures are averaging 10 to 15 degrees below normal.
Freeze warnings and hard freeze warnings are in effect across Florida and Georgia through Wednesday morning.
Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Miami issued a rare forecast regarding cold temperatures but it was for iguanas. Yes, you read that correctly.

I - guan - as
"Don't be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight," tweeted the Miami National Weather Service office.

The concern for people in South Florida is that these iguanas often sleep in trees, so when their bodies go dormant, they appear to fall from the sky onto streets, cars, pools, or even people walking around. And since iguanas are large -- adult males can reach 5 feet in length, and weigh up to 20 pounds -- this can be dangerous if one lands on top of you...........

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/weather/miami-freeze-falling-iguana-forecast-trnd/index.html

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2020, 01:45:05 am »

Florida Reptile strikes, literally, again!

roamer_1 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2020, 01:52:17 am »

National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas

libertybele · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2020, 01:54:59 am »

Quote from: roamer_1 on January 22, 2020, 01:52:17 am

National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas

If only the cold would kill the invasive monitor lizards that we now have.

Wingnut · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2020, 02:02:56 am »

I just need someone to squeeze my oranges.

libertybele · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2020, 02:42:33 am »

Quote from: Wingnut on January 22, 2020, 02:02:56 am

I just need someone to squeeze my oranges.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2020, 03:58:16 am »

Quote from: libertybele on January 22, 2020, 01:54:59 am

If only the cold would kill the invasive monitor lizards that we now have.

Oh it will... We have none. Not a lizard anywhere

catfish1957 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2020, 05:49:32 am »

Quote from: roamer_1 on January 22, 2020, 03:58:16 am

Oh it will... We have none. Not a lizard anywhere

I'm waiting for offical reaction from Florida Man.......

roamer_1 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2020, 07:46:02 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on January 22, 2020, 05:49:32 am

I'm waiting for offical reaction from Florida Man.......

Florida Man! He can save us!

No really! How DO you react to every iguana in the state crashing to the ground???
Perhaps it is an opportunity to rid themselves of the pest somehow...
At least an opportunity to grill a few up (I am told they do).
Or do you just swing one around your head, chasing your sister (pretty sure that one would still work today)
Just what indeed, is the proper response??

libertybele · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2020, 07:50:16 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on January 22, 2020, 07:46:02 pm

Florida Man! He can save us!

No really! How DO you react to every iguana in the state crashing to the ground???
Perhaps it is an opportunity to rid themselves of the pest somehow...
At least an opportunity to grill a few up (I am told they do).
Or do you just swing one around your head, chasing your sister (pretty sure that one would still work today)
Just what indeed, is the proper response??

I have lived down here almost 30 years and I have yet to see an iguana actually fall from a tree, nor have I ever heard of anyone grilling one -- perhaps the illegals do? Definitely though chasing your sister with one is probably more than likely.

Wingnut · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2020, 07:58:30 pm »

mountaineer · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2020, 04:25:36 pm »

People are really selling iguana meat dubbed 'chicken of the trees' on Facebook
Dalvin Brown
USA TODAY
Jan. 23, 2020

You can buy almost anything on Facebook Marketplace these days.

People list their cars, plants, homes and more in the hopes of making some extra cash. And now, you buy a peculiar protein dubbed "chicken of the trees."

Iguana meat, or "garrobo" as the Miami Herald notes, has cropped up on Facebook's digital flea market following an extremely cold night in Florida. Apparently, the reptiles fall from the trees when temperatures get frigid enough, making them easy for people to catch, skin and sell as a chicken alternative. ...

Full story at USA Today

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2020, 04:50:07 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 23, 2020, 04:25:36 pm

People are really selling iguana meat dubbed 'chicken of the trees' on Facebook
Dalvin Brown
USA TODAY
Jan. 23, 2020

You can buy almost anything on Facebook Marketplace these days.

People list their cars, plants, homes and more in the hopes of making some extra cash. And now, you buy a peculiar protein dubbed "chicken of the trees."

Iguana meat, or "garrobo" as the Miami Herald notes, has cropped up on Facebook's digital flea market following an extremely cold night in Florida. Apparently, the reptiles fall from the trees when temperatures get frigid enough, making them easy for people to catch, skin and sell as a chicken alternative. ...

Full story at USA Today

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libertybele · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:09:30 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 23, 2020, 04:25:36 pm

People are really selling iguana meat dubbed 'chicken of the trees' on Facebook
Dalvin Brown
USA TODAY
Jan. 23, 2020

You can buy almost anything on Facebook Marketplace these days.

People list their cars, plants, homes and more in the hopes of making some extra cash. And now, you buy a peculiar protein dubbed "chicken of the trees."

Iguana meat, or "garrobo" as the Miami Herald notes, has cropped up on Facebook's digital flea market following an extremely cold night in Florida. Apparently, the reptiles fall from the trees when temperatures get frigid enough, making them easy for people to catch, skin and sell as a chicken alternative. ...

Full story at USA Today

No way in hell I'd eat iquana meat -- think of all the places that they crawl.

Also -- it is not uncommon for the Illegals around here to catch Muscovy ducks and eat them. These birds are considered domestic stock so it's not illegal --- but these ducks have been known to spread diseases to humans.

mountaineer · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:34:40 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on January 23, 2020, 05:09:30 pm

No way in hell I'd eat iquana meat -- think of all the places that they crawl.

Also -- it is not uncommon for the Illegals around here to catch Muscovy ducks and eat them. These birds are considered domestic stock so it's not illegal --- but these ducks have been known to spread diseases to humans.

That coronavirus has been attributed to some of the weird stuff consumed in China, e.g. bat soup. I'll stick to hamburgers, thanks!

catfish1957 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:39:57 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on January 23, 2020, 05:34:40 pm

That coronavirus has been attributed to some of the weird stuff consumed in China, e.g. bat soup. I'll stick to hamburgers, thanks!

About an hour east of here, a million cajuns would go hungry without eating "non-traditional" meats.

mountaineer · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:52:12 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on January 23, 2020, 05:39:57 pm

About an hour east of here, a million cajuns would go hungry without eating "non-traditional" meats.

Same here in WV!

roamer_1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2020, 05:57:13 pm »

Quote from: catfish1957 on January 23, 2020, 05:39:57 pm

About an hour east of here, a million cajuns would go hungry without eating "non-traditional" meats.

My BIL is a Costa Rican hillbilly, right outta the jungle. He'll cook you up iguana like it's going out of style!

libertybele · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2020, 06:01:42 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on January 23, 2020, 05:57:13 pm

My BIL is a Costa Rican hillbilly, right outta the jungle. He'll cook you up iguana like it's going out of style!

Beats starving I supposed --- but I've got quite a stockpile of dehydrated foods, etc., before I get to that point. We have wild boar around here --some people around here smoke them on a spit all day long -- I'd go that route first.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 23, 2020, 06:09:49 pm »

Quote from: libertybele on January 23, 2020, 06:01:42 pm

Beats starving I supposed --- but I've got quite a stockpile of dehydrated foods, etc., before I get to that point. We have wild boar around here --some people around here smoke them on a spit all day long -- I'd go that route first.

Neither for me since I went kosher... But in my day... I doubt you could name a critter from bugs on up that is native to MT that I have not put the chomp on... Except marmot, and Grayling trout... And sasquatch, to my knowledge.

mouse, vole, mole, weasel, mink, marten, pack rat, muskrat, skunk, beaver, porcupine... The list goes on. The only reason that lizard seems crazy is because it is not common. Elsewhere it is as common on the plate as chicken. Were it not for my religious predilections, I would have no problem putting one of those puppies on the spit.

240B · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2020, 12:03:15 am »

catfish1957 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2020, 04:05:04 am »

Quote from: 240B on February 03, 2020, 12:03:15 am

LMAO...