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GulfCoast66

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3. And of course we now have monitor lizards in Florida.
Wed Apr 7, 2021, 04:23 PM
Apr 2021

One of the few things for which I would violate my cities rules against discharging a firearm if I found one in my yard. My little .22 rifle would come out.

These things are fast and good at hiding and swimming. Most of the time if you call animal control the invasive species is long gone before they arrive.

As if republicans aren’t destroying our environment fast enough by habit destruction we have invasive species destroying what habitat we have left.

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Sorry Yashar. That is an Asian Water Monitor Lizard--a very prevalent nuisance in Thailand hlthe2b Apr 2021 #2
I still think I'd rather have a bodega cat. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #4
Not for long if that "guy" is hanging around... hlthe2b Apr 2021 #6
What is a bodega cat? I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #17
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I wish every store had a bodega cat I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #21
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Four islands, actually sorcrow Apr 2021 #23
And of course we now have monitor lizards in Florida. GulfCoast66 Apr 2021 #3
Anyone still afraid of spiders? Iterate Apr 2021 #5
WHERE ARE THE FREAKIN' OREOS?!! Bayard Apr 2021 #7
LOL!!!! CatWoman Apr 2021 #18
How'd you like to see that next time you go to Drug Mart? Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #8
Don't you hate when they put what you need on the top shelf? Xavier Breath Apr 2021 #9
Brilliant. nolabear Apr 2021 #20
Going for the good stuff on the top shelf! Gives whole new meaning to "pest control". dutch777 Apr 2021 #10
It's tough for a komodo dragon to find her brand. Cafe Cat Apr 2021 #11
Yikes!!! Talitha Apr 2021 #12
You said it! Delphinus Apr 2021 #14
Good grief. It's HUGE. Pity the poor lizard wrangler who had to deal with it. 😮 crickets Apr 2021 #13
Full stop JustAnotherGen Apr 2021 #15
Dear God, not the slushie machine! tanyev Apr 2021 #16
Just a reminder that there is a large monitor sometimes known as a "tree crocodile" ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2021 #24
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