Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff 2017
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No, story goes people had them as pets and didn't know how big they grew and set them free. I know some one that lived in Panama that ate them. He said folks in the Caribbean Islands they also eat them.
Whiskeyman
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In Central America, I've heard them referred to as "chicken of the tree." I saw their tails over more than one B-B-Q fire in my travels.
While they make good photo subjects, especially when "in their color", I hate them being wild in Florida, because of the potential destruction of other species. (Look up the Brown Tree Snake and Guam to see possible ramifications.)
There is a new program to try to capture them in the Florida Keys, but I doubt that it is going to take care of the issue. What is needed is a really good cold snap to take care of them naturally, and that is unlikely in South Florida and the Florida Keys.
Wayne
Whiskeyman
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Your street looks better than mine this morning ::what::
Imagine if Marilynne had the same scene in Delray Beach, Florida... It would be ::what:: times one-million!
Wayne
They'd have to shut the city down
They did that in 1978. Had some flurries that didn't stick.