Here are a few photos from an iguana cook out on Geiger Key. Click on any photo to enlarge and start slide show. .

Great dining during tough economic times. 

Daddy was so proud. His little Girl is following in the footsteps of the Kritter Getter and becoming a good iguana assassin.  Never mind the holes in the kayak.  I’ll fix those later, a little RTV and it will be good to go.  To celebrate this illustrious event, I thought I would share a little survival recipe for the Southernmost Green Iguana.  Live like a king on what Mother Nature provides.  Green Iguana with a side of Coconut milk will get through the roughest of survival events. So enjoy the recipe and the photos.

 First you have to locate, target and assassinate an Iguana, I would usually go with a medium sized iguana.  Serving size for 2, you know a couple of bites for everybody; one medium iguana could equal a very romantic dinner for two if you  prepare the meal in advance and don’t tell her what she is about to eat.  

So as you can see, first you have to remove its head, guts, and jacket to expose Nice Light Meat...  Note at this point in the game you will have a strong unusual odor, I like to call it Tuna Scented Chicken of the trees. Do not be alarmed if the iguana moves after or while its head and skin are being detached from its body.  It’s just its final nerves acting out.  Additional note: If grabbed or held on to, the back part of an iguana's tail will fall off and whip around. This is known as Autonomy or Autonomazation.  This is when the tail falls off to distract the predator, so the iguana can get away.   Unfortunately it didn't work for this one, as he was dropped with one clean head shot.

To prepare the meat remove the appendages’ first.  The best meaty bits would be the Legs and the tail.  As you can see the body is a little thin. Chop up into S.M.P.'s, small manageable pieces and then remove the claws. Add seasoning to taste, as a base use salt, pepper, garlic and fresh chives. Throw in a pot of boiling water for 5-10 minutes or until the meat turns white. It comes out looking nice and white and that unusual odor will be gone.  Prep you a small frying pan over low heat; add some butter, bacon grease and more fresh garlic. Cause everything tastes good with that on it. Sauté the feast until Golden Brown.

Your meal should now be starting to look good.  Add a batch of beans & rice and if you want to make it spicy add a little Mexican Butt Weasel Hot sauce to taste. Then find yourself some lucky recipients of a fine exotic Meal.  Don't call it Iguana as that might offend some potential consumers.  Use something a little more politically correct; call it Chicken of Trees or Mangrove Delights, a true Keys special. For a test, just feed a little to your kid.  She will be begging for more.

 Welcome to the lower keys safari.  Killing, Chilling, and Grilling.  Never any need to go hungry in the fabulous Florida Keys.