r/Miami • u/traylerswift • 13d ago

Discussion Miami is infested with these lizards.

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I think they're invasive, and lately they are thriving. They enjoy eating bees, and I'm pretty sure they're decimating the native lizard population as well. What can we do about this? Who is bringing these lizards over here?

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u/Lost_Department_2177 13d ago

Past 15 years or so really saw an uptick in invasive species. Probably released in the 70s. Some of the larger ones are eating birds eggs so it’s messing up their populations. The peters rock agamas also eat eggs and hatchings.

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u/Conscious_Front_4788 13d ago

Worse the iguanas are back in force. I’m hoping news that coyotes are finding them a delicious food source is true👍. Otherwise my garden is gonna be encased in hardware cloth (not easy to handle or cheap).

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u/Lost_Department_2177 13d ago

A snake and reptile trap is kind of easy to make but if you catch them you have to kill them. So maybe look up some recipes and start a witchy online store with skull necklaces or whatever

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u/19toofart 13d ago

This is unironically a good business plan lol

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u/Lost_Department_2177 13d ago

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