The New York Post gives us one more reason to despise ‘Effing Lawyers
Don’t look up, Florida.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning citizens of South Florida to take cover as they forecast showers of frozen iguanas on Wednesday amid unusually low temperatures in the 30s and 40s around the region.
Apparently, iguanas are known to literally freeze in-state as temperatures reach around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. When this happens, they’re prone to slipping-off tree branches where they often reside.
The Fort Lauderdale resident and native Trinidadian considers eating iguanas to be a way of life. Growing up, Asson learned to roast the island critters at roadside and backyard gatherings. Iguana is a staple in the Caribbean, where the reptiles are a native species and are known as “pollo de los árboles,” or chicken of the trees. Their meat contains more protein than chicken, and members of some cultures believe it has medicinal properties.
Now that the summer heat is here, these pesky iguanas gather and infest neighborhoods all over South Florida “knocking out power, wrecking gardens, weakening sea walls, getting into plumbing and attics, defecating in pool and causing parasites in pets. They also carry salmonella, botulism.”
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