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marmar

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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:00 AM Saturday

"21 souls in one meal is crazy": Florida man makes iguana tacos as cold-stunned reptiles fall from trees





TikToker Gray Davis (@gray.davis) recently made waves with a series of videos highlighting the way it's "raining iguanas" in Florida thanks to the cold weather.

"Since iguanas are cold-blooded and sleep up in the trees, when they get too cold, they no longer can hang on and they end up falling to the ground," he explained, showing various lifeless-looking reptiles.

Despite their appearance, he says that they usually do just fine once they're warmed up. However, green iguanas are considered invasive to Florida, and because of the weather, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) temporarily allowed residents to remove and dispose of cold-stunned iguanas without a permit.

Making iguana tacos

Davis, who is known for his TikToks exploring how to legally and safely turn Florida wildlife and plants into sustenance, decided to take a fairly unique approach to this problem.

"Whenever we have these cold fronts and they start falling down, a lot of people will go out and collect them to help control the number in the population," he said. "But they do have the nickname 'chicken of the trees' because they're absolutely delicious. So rather than let this one go to waste, we're going to make tacos." .................(more)

https://dailydot.com/florida-man-makes-iguana-tacos







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"21 souls in one meal is crazy": Florida man makes iguana tacos as cold-stunned reptiles fall from trees (Original Post) marmar Saturday OP
;-{).... Goonch Saturday #1
maybe the pythons could eat iguanas...but pythons dont like cold either. maybe the cold got rid of many pythons nt msongs Saturday #2

msongs

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2. maybe the pythons could eat iguanas...but pythons dont like cold either. maybe the cold got rid of many pythons nt
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 06:04 PM
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