Georgia Argentine Tegu Invasive Species Now 10 Feet Long And Roaming Free In Suburban Backyards While Officials Do Nothing
Oh, for crying out loud, folks, is this what 'common sense' has come to in Georgia? I just saw three of those monstrous Argentine tegus—invasive lizards the size of my neighbor's golden retriever—sunbathing on my damn compost pile. We've got a full-blown invasion on our hands, and the so-called experts are still sitting around drawing up plans. I've lived here for 40 years, and I've never seen anything like it. One of them tore through my chicken coop yesterday, and the only advice I got from Fish and Wildlife was a pamphlet about reporting sightings. Reporting sightings?! I need a trap, a baseball bat, and maybe a flame thrower! This is what happens when you let bureaucrats handle a pest problem. It's pure stupidity. Someone needs to tell these people that if you wait until they're breeding in every backyard from Savannah to Augusta, you've already lost the war. Call it common sense, but I'd rather see a few of these critters getting whacked by a posse of locals than have our native turtles and quail vanish completely. It's way past time to start issuing permits for night hunting, not just data collection.