hahahaha, I love how they say 'can SURVIVE' more than 15 years... LOL np

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Posted by Tmom on July 01, 2002 at 08:55:29:

In Reply to: oops heres pic and link url posted by izora on July 01, 2002 at 02:19:33:

: : i have kept iguanas in the past but im a snake person. When my room mate moved out, he took my iguana with him and hes a spoiled brat now, but i digress, hes the comical story :o)

: : 'Alligator' in Glendale pool

: : Brent Whiting
: : The Arizona Republic
: : May 28, 2002 11:00:00

: : Glendale police were called today when a supposed "alligator" was spotted at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool.

: :
: : The creature was a reptile, but no menacing monster from the dark lagoon, police said. Instead, it turned out to be an iguana about 2 � feet long.

: : "It was walking around the bottom of the pool in 13 feet of water, said Officer Matthew Brown, a police spokesman. "It would come up for air about every 15 or 20 minutes."

: : The bright green iguana, possibly a neighbor's pet, was spotted about 6 a.m. at a home in the 5600 block of West Sunnyslope Lane, just north of Olive Avenue, Brown said.

: : Shelly Shepherd, a wildlife manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, used a swimming-pool net to scoop up the lizard and haul it away.

: : The agency will make sure the iguana is healthy then wait a couple of days to see if the owner steps forward to claim the reptile, said Joe Janisch, a Game and Fish spokesman.

: : If not, the non-poisonous creature will be relocated to a new home, Janisch said.

: : Iguanas are mainly tree-dwelling reptiles, but will plunge into water for safety when threatened, according to wildlife experts.

: : They are often used as pets and can survive more than 15 years with proper care.

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: : : i have kept iguanas in the past but im a snake person. When my room mate moved out, he took my iguana with him and hes a spoiled brat now, but i digress, hes the comical story :o) : : : 'Alligator' in Glendale pool : : : Brent Whiting : : : The Arizona Republic : : : May 28, 2002 11:00:00 : : : Glendale police were called today when a supposed "alligator" was spotted at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool. : : : : : : The creature was a reptile, but no menacing monster from the dark lagoon, police said. Instead, it turned out to be an iguana about 2 � feet long. : : : "It was walking around the bottom of the pool in 13 feet of water, said Officer Matthew Brown, a police spokesman. "It would come up for air about every 15 or 20 minutes." : : : The bright green iguana, possibly a neighbor's pet, was spotted about 6 a.m. at a home in the 5600 block of West Sunnyslope Lane, just north of Olive Avenue, Brown said. : : : Shelly Shepherd, a wildlife manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, used a swimming-pool net to scoop up the lizard and haul it away. : : : The agency will make sure the iguana is healthy then wait a couple of days to see if the owner steps forward to claim the reptile, said Joe Janisch, a Game and Fish spokesman. : : : If not, the non-poisonous creature will be relocated to a new home, Janisch said. : : : Iguanas are mainly tree-dwelling reptiles, but will plunge into water for safety when threatened, according to wildlife experts. : : : They are often used as pets and can survive more than 15 years with proper care.

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