Forget the Cuban Tree Frogs. Forget the Burmese Pythons (1500 hunters could only find 50 of them over the course of a month). Behold the Tegu.
A four foot long, strong-jawed, sharp-toothed, burrowing, invasive, eating machine laying up to 35 eggs per year. Thanks Argentina!
Although they're mostly around Miami and St. Petersburg at this point, there's been at least one credible sighting right here in town.
So, what to do if you see a Tegu? According to FWC: 1. Take a picture, 2. Note the location, 3. Call it in.
I do love that the exotic species hotline is 1-800-IVE-GOT1 and the web address is ivegot1.org
Ya know, it just LOOKS mean. Nightmare inducer there.
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