Police in Stuart wrangled a massive, "suspicious" reptile prowling the streets on Monday.
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Officers said they apprehended the big iguana at a downtown Stuart restaurant after it eluded officers for a few days.
Police said in a tweet that sightings resulted in an “Iguanahunt" that left officers empty handed until it was finally safely captured.
Stuart Police apprehend suspicious Iguana hiding from authorities at a local downtown restaurant. This guy has been able elude officers for a few days and sightings of him resulted in an “Iguanahunt” leaving officers empty handed. Finally he was safely taken into custody. pic.twitter.com/24siEy5pK3
— Stuart Police Dept. (@cityofstuart) October 16, 2017