Iguana At Khao Toh-Sae

[JetsetBkk]

Where did it come from?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2p-FkaMh-U

Anyone know if the Bangla Road touts are still plying their "Want a photo with my iguana" trade?

This one was seen near the top of Toh-Sae hill - about 200 metres down. After my video-shoot, a lady apparently picked it up and took it down to the drink seller guy opposite the top-most viewpoint because the local dogs were getting very interested in it. Lord knows what he did with it.

I also learned that the Finlayson Squirrel has now disappeared, and assumed to be someone's caged pet.

[justanotheroldhippy]

Oh dear.... wifey just informed me that Iguana is very tasty and expensive to buy! Obviously you didn't know this (same for me until a couple of minutes ago!), but there is the distinct possibility that the poor iguana was destined for the cooking pot. A friend of mine who had a pet shop (Thai) was given an iguana by an English guy who was going back home, and he ended up selling it for around 4/5,000 baht to another felang who wanted it as a pet. I don't think they are native to Thailand tho, and not sure if wifey is getting it mixed up with the monitor (type) lizard they have here in Thailand. Either way, I can't see a Thai person being too interested in keeping an iguana as a pet (bit racist that really I suppose!).