2-Foot Iguana Found in Miami Toilet

MIAMI, FL — A Miami area homeowner found an interesting surprise in her toilet earlier this week. The homeowner discovered a 2-foot iguana splashing about. Not knowing how to handle the critter, her daughter called in the experts at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

The agency in turn sent out the department's Venom One unit, which typically gets called out to deal with reptiles of the more dangerous variety. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.)

The call came in at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday from a home at SW 66 Street and 107 Court.

"I didn't know if it was going to jump out," Gisele Quintero told a television news crew. She got a call from her mother that something terrible was in the toilet and alerted first responders. "It sounded silly to call 9-1-1. So, they kept asking 'is this an emergency?' Well, not really but we'd like to get this removed."

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"When MDFR Venom One Lt Scott Mullin arrived, he found a 2-foot iguana stuck in the bathroom," Erika Benitez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Patch. "The iguana was removed and it was taken to a wildlife rescue center."

Here's what first responders saw when they opened the toilet:

Video and image courtesy of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue