Some people spend their retirement traveling or relaxing. Sid Pennington traps lizards that threaten native wildlife in his community. At least 118 Argentine black and white tegus have been captured from the woods and neighborhoods by Pennington. Pennington was recruited as a volunteer by biologists after they saw how skilled he was at catching tegus on his own. He has caught 31 this year. Pennington, a former employee at the Nuclear Plant, said that he was a big reptile guy. The female tegu was 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465, and it was 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465. It is enjoyable. Two canines used to hunt pythons in Florida. A Florida native won a battle against a python. Ed Killer is turning a new leaf on the problem of invaders in Florida. tegus may be spreading faster than biologists can stop them. The state has no estimate of the population, but residents have reported at least 132 instances. Pennington was the location of sixty percent of those reports. The South American lizard has an appetite for the eggs of native animals and is able to thrive in cooler environments. If tegus starts spreading north, it could wreak havoc on native species. The exotic pet trade is believed to have originated from the population in St. Lucie County. The species is breeding in three other Florida counties. Over 12,000 tegus have been removed from the wild. The first tegu was reported in 2016 and since then there has been an increase in reports. We think the population is increasing in this area. The majority of the reports have been south of Orange Avenue and north of Okeechobee Road, according to the FWC. Sightings were verified over three miles apart. There have been occasional reports of individual animals in Martin and Indian River counties, which are likely released pets and not part of an established population. There is strong evidence that tegus are affecting native species. The lizard had eggs in its stomach. A tegu was documented eating alligator eggs. The FWC banned owning or breeding tegus in April of 2021. The tegus in captivity can live out the rest of their lives, but no future sales are allowed. Chicken eggs lure tegus to traps and 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- In the last two years, the vast majority of Sightings have happened in St. Lucie County. State wildlife biologists have a lot of work to do when it comes to removing non-native species. Thousands of pythons have been removed from the Everglades and the FWC has been involved in a statewide effort to kill lionfish. The state has spent over a million dollars to reduce the population of Tegus since they were added to the problematic species list. A female tegu can lay 35 eggs a year. Climate change will cause cold-blooded invaders to spread faster. There is a population of tegus in Georgia. The FWC sent 3,800 mailers to St. Lucie County homes where tegu was documented. They have visited hundreds of houses in the area and handed out information about how to stop the spread of lizards. The goal is to inform the public. He said that more people are seeing them and not reporting them. If you can, include a photo at IveGot1.org. You can call the FWC's exotic species hotline. The Indian River Lagoon is one of the issues Max Chesnes focuses on. You can email Max at max.chesnes@tcpalm.com or call him at 772-978-2224. 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