Invasive species

[wruk53]

The frog is a baby Cuban tree frog. They have replaced the smaller native green tree frogs that were common here 20-30 years ago. This fellow is only a half inch or so, the adults are 3-4 inches long and you damn well know it when one of them lands on you when you least expect it. The lizard is a Cuban brown anole. They have replaced the green chameleons that were common here when I was a kid. There are many more invasive plant and animal species here, such as pythons, tropical fish of all sorts, several new species of ants. I guess if there is a bright spot to this, at least the invasive frogs and lizards eat the invasive insects. I almost included a picture of my Cuban American neighbors, but I decided I better not. (Just kidding, they are good people.)

 

[BrotherJ]

What's worse... in the upper right corner of the lizard picture, I see the most invasive, noxious plant the world has ever known.

 

[wruk53]

A breeding population of green anacondas has been documented about 5 miles south of my home in the Picayune Strand State forest. That's real comforting to know. Maybe they'll eat up all the burmese pythons.

 

[deluxestogie]

I saw an anaconda eat John Voight, then barf him back out again.

Bob

 

[wruk53]

Must have been too spicy.

 

[Controlled Chaos]

I saw an anaconda eat John Voight, then barf him back out again.

Bob

What a reference. I remember seeing that in the movie theater with a friend when I was a kid. Jennifer Lopez was an awakening for me