Iguana sighting in a road in North Carolina
@Deepizzaguy (95995)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 18, 2024 3:31pm CST
The Raliegh Police Department (RFD) answered an emergency call from a concerned person who saw a five-foot iguana on the road on Tuesday evening.
When the RFD arrived on scene and they saw the five-foot iguana, they called the local animal officers who took the iguana to a safe place.
The animal control officers were amazed that an iguana was seen in North Carolina since iguanas have a breeding population in Florida after coming to America in the 1960s from Cuba.
The animal control officers believe that a person who owns an iguana may have lost the pet since the weather conditions in North Carolina are not suited for iguanas.
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@kobesbuddy (75604)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 May
I wish that someone would transport this large iguana to Florida. Then, it can live in the wild, with other iguanas!
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@Deepizzaguy (95995)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
I am in agreement with you that the iguana belongs in Florida.
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@kobesbuddy (75604)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 May
@dfollin So that it can be fed and with other iguanas.
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@RasmaSandra (74599)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 May
I have always enjoyed seeing iguanas and once wanted to own one, Never did I became a cat person,
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@snowy22315 (171990)
• United States
18 May
I think it was a pet that was released
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@Deepizzaguy (95995)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@LindaOHio (160306)
• United States
19 May
A 5 foot iguana? That's a biggie. They are a real problem down in Florida; and they are always shooting them. I'm glad the iguana was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (95995)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 May
I have heard about a lot of iguanas live in Florida.
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@innertalks (21246)
• Australia
19 May
A brave police-officer to hold onto the critter like that. I would have left it well-alone, to let the trained animal officers handle it. Maybe she just wanted the photo.
@Deepizzaguy (95995)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 May
That is probably what happened,
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