Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
I have never heard of Iguana's getting to six foot long, but I could be mistaken.
I'm pretty familiar with Iguanas and they can definitely reach 6 feet in length, especially the males.
However, a 6 foot long iguana is not as large as you might imagine it is. First of all, 70% of the length is going to be just the tail. Also, iguanas
are slender creatures so what you are basically dealing with is a 2 and a half foot long lizard with a really long tail.
That being said, I've been bit by iguanas on a few occasions and it hurts! They have a row of tiny sharp teeth used normally to shred vegetation. The
bites aren't deep but they can tear a good amount of skin or flesh away if they bite hard enough. However, they will only bite on accident, it is not
a natural defense mechanism for them. When iguanas get defensive, they will typically whip with their tail. The article is probably correct in that
the iguana mistakenly bit the girl's foot thinking it was food, in my experience iguana's usually accidentally bite during feeding time.