Florida Wildlife Commission: Be on the Lookout for Freak Seven-Foot Lizards

Broward/Palm Beach New Times ^ | Jun. 29 2011 | Matthew Hendley

[TxDas]

We had to enter Nicaragua via Costa Rico and ride a 30 foot canoe with an outboard about 3-4 hours towards the Atlantic Coast. We went with a Doc that had permission from the gov’t because of his clinic, otherwise Americans could not go in because of the Sandinistas. We never saw any officials other than one tower, where we left a “gift”.

There was no electricity, radios, TV, nothing. The locals got around in dugout canoes, lived in grass houses on stilts, the women wore grass skirts with bare tops and the little kids were naked. The local town had been so shot up during the recent revolution..., it was not functional.

So the fishing was great, lots of fat and black snook, tarpon and strange looking bass. The locals ate everything that walked, crawled, flew or swam or other wise moved. I don’t think there were any laws about eating lizards, or any laws regarding anything except the Central American crocodiles, which were quite large and abundant, were protected. Apparently they seldom eat people so the locals ignored them.

Lots of monkeys, howlers, orchids and snakes. We stayed on a very interesting floating house boat that was moored in the river a few hundred yards from the mouth of the river.

Very interesting trip, I would go back.

[MediaMole]

You just KNOW they taste like chicken.