Florida woman surprised by uninvited iguana, in her toilet

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida lady interrupted an uninvited visitor in her rest room on Saturday evening.

Michelle Reynolds instructed WSVN that she went downstairs to make herself a snack. After placing her popcorn within the microwave she went to make use of the toilet and “opened the door and did a fast turnaround as a result of I noticed this factor in there and rapidly shut the door!” she stated.

The factor? An iguana.

The reptile was unable to search out its manner out the commode so Reynolds needed to enlist Harold Rondon of Iguana Life, a wildlife elimination service, to rescue the little fella.

Rondon stated he has eliminated a number of iguanas from South Florida properties this 12 months already.

“That is the second this week already,” he stated.

Rondon stated he eliminated a Mexican spiny tail iguana from Reynolds’ rest room.

Males can rise up to 18 inches lengthy, with tails that may additionally rise up to 18 inches lengthy, he stated.

“He took up many of the rest room bowl,” Reynolds stated.

Though they don’t seem to be native, iguanas have turn into widespread in South Florida, WSVN studies.

It’s believed that they have been dropped at the realm as pets within the Nineteen Sixties, and a few might have escaped or been launched.

Whereas they don’t seem to be harmful to individuals, some iguanas can transmit salmonella.