Only in Florida, right?
Daytona Beach Police officers had quite the Monday morning when they responded to calls about a massive iguana causing chaos in a local neighborhood. Bodycam footage posted to the department’s Facebook page shows officers tracking down the reptilian runaway — who apparently wasn’t too thrilled about being taken into custody.
“Just another day on patrol,” the agency joked online.
In the video, a resident leads officers to the giant lizard, who’s lounging in a yard like he owns the place. One officer calls out, “He’s a big boy,” while another tries to approach, suggesting they “pick him up from behind, just like a little dog.” That plan didn’t last long — the iguana whipped its tail and bolted, sending the officers into full-on pursuit.
Eventually, the scaly suspect cornered himself in a fence and was safely captured — but not without a little attitude.
“He’s going in the back, just like a perpetrator,” a neighbor joked as the officers loaded the iguana into the patrol car.
The Daytona Beach Police Department later posted the iguana’s “mugshot” with a list of “charges,” including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, trespassing, and fleeing from law enforcement.
Because in Florida, even the iguanas know how to make headlines.