"First, the Burmese pythons and the anacondas. Now iguanas. But why don't they concern themselves with feral cats?"
-- Rian Gittman, owner of Underground Reptiles in Deerfield Beach, on efforts afoot in Broward County to take action against a growing population of iguanas.
The never-ending showdown between man and beast will move to Broward County Commission chambers Tuesday when commissioners will ask one of the great questions of our time: What can we do about those darned iguanas?
''Maybe they don't meet the same level of threat as a python would, but iguanas are of greater concern to local cities,'' said Nick Atwood, campaign coordinator for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.
"We very rarely see a complaint about a python.'' Rian Gittman, owner of Underground Reptiles in Deerfield Beach, said he thought iguanas were getting a bad rap for their scaly skin and dry demeanor.