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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Erin Keller

Florida man stuns social media by turning state’s frozen iguana population into tacos: ‘Chicken of the tree’

Stay across the road, chickens. In parts of South Florida, it’s the iguanas getting scooped up for dinner.

Locals say the invasive green lizards, dubbed “Chicken of the Trees,” are increasingly making the leap from backyard branches to taco shells as communities look for creative ways to deal with the scaly population boom.

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