Last Sunday, taking a rest from working in the yard, I sat down to have lunch. I looked up and saw an iguana hanging in the mimosa tree and I thought to myself, ok, which one of my friends is trying to drive me over the edge. Then I saw it's eyes move. F&*(%$# it's alive. (sorry to all of my Soulard friends for being suspicious of you doing something you had nothing to do with)So, I have to have evidence, I run into the house for my camera. By the time I got back outside, it was no longer in the tree. Now what??? But it was just below the tree. I snapped a bunch of photos, 2 of which are above. Then it started down the walk next to the garage. What am I going to do to stop it??? Into the garage I went and found one of those plastic storage boxes (for those of you who know Dave - we always have plenty of them on hand) This should do it, so off to trap the iguana. I moved too fast at first, but after slowing down, I trapped it under the box. I made sure it could get some air, and ran back into the house to call the neighbor.
When the neighbor answered the phone, I said, J*& are you missing an iguana? He said, "Is he over there? I'll be right there." He abruptly hung up. Oh, boy, I'm thinking, I hope he hasn't had his adult beverages already today. As soon as he arrived, I told him where it was and he tried to explain to me that he had it in this big birdcage on his deck and couldn't understand how it escaped. So after giving him dirty looks and the "evil eye" he said "Just imagine you are in the tropics." I did not say another word to him. If looks could kill, he would not be walking on this planet right now.
So, I'm wondering how many reptiles he is housing again and how many are illegal????
Anyway, here are a few shots which are a result of my weekend work in the yard....
