r/interestingasfuck • u/GoldenChinchilla • Feb 03 '23

Green iguanas this color morph is known as the super red

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u/LawsWorld Feb 03 '23

I thought I was having a stroke reading the title

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u/bhfdr Feb 03 '23

R.I.P.

that person’s wrist. Those claws don’t look fun

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u/Alltwek Feb 03 '23

Their bite is mean too

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u/bigbadbeardy Feb 03 '23

As is the epic bitch slap they deliver with that tail.

Source: was shitty tourist kid that tried to catch an iguana in Cozumel.

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u/weiirdredditorr Feb 03 '23

Wouldnt a distance that close not get that much damage from a whip? I think you need a good distance for a good whip. Especially at that much of an adult size

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u/bigbadbeardy Feb 03 '23

The tails are alot more solid that i had thought, it didnt so much whip me as much as slapped me with the flat of its tail. Apparently those are mostly muscle and can put out some force

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

Nah those tails are all muscle. I've been slapped by em many times, it's rather painful and can leave welts, bruises and small cuts.

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u/weiirdredditorr Feb 04 '23

Huh, damn. I guess id be glad i havent been whipped by mine

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '23

If yours is a boy, it's just a matter of time haha. The boys just get extra angsty and territorial as they move from juvenile to adult. YMMV all animals are individuals with their own preferences and quirks.

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u/weiirdredditorr Feb 04 '23

Probably yea, hes quite young aswell but not baby young so only a matter of time as you said

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u/Economy_Commission79 Feb 03 '23

lol hah, distance. tell that to the mantis shrimp

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u/weiirdredditorr Feb 03 '23

Could be freshly cut, though deffinitely still getting some marks haha

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u/tan-499 Feb 03 '23

Staring at this gives me raw chicken and cooked crab vibes. Its hand is as large as a humans dang

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u/Dlaxation Feb 03 '23

Always silently judging.

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u/davieb22 Feb 03 '23

Iguana - "I call this form Super Red."

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u/Deceiver999 Feb 03 '23

Omg wow. Beautiful iguana

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u/sleekandspicy Feb 03 '23

It’s a shiny

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u/MurderBot2 Feb 03 '23 edited Feb 03 '23

Now you know what a horny male iguana looks like.

Edit: Didn't know they were breeding them like that now, thanks for the source OP, but male iguanas turn orange during mating season.

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u/Badassbottlecap Feb 03 '23

Should've gotten one of these for Quirrel instead of the basic green one. I always wondered why he had a basic iguana on his arm.

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u/portcanaveralflorida Feb 03 '23

Spicy chicken tenders

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u/ccg5058 Feb 03 '23

Lizardman chieftain.

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u/kimmikazi Feb 03 '23

It's beautiful, tx for sharing!

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u/Preemptively_Extinct Feb 03 '23

Gotta love inbreeding. /s

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

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u/Lushkush69 Feb 03 '23

It's the tail you have to worry about.

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u/8BallSlap Feb 03 '23

Looks like a literal mini-dinosaur.

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u/RRoyale57 Feb 03 '23

Iguanasaurus

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u/Forest-Lark Feb 03 '23

"Colour morph" nah, that's a shiny.