An invasion in Florida

It seems that there are as many invasive species of flora and fauna here as there is native. While many are beautiful, like the Lion Fish, they are hard on the local species, competing for resources to survive, and sometimes dangerous. In some instances, like the Burmese python, there are no competitors and they flourish in the tropical climate. Our campground neighbor’s children found a Takoy Gecko in the tree behind our rig. They had no idea what the Gecko was and Gary found them poking sticks and reaching in to see if they could cox it out of it’s hiding spot. In an interest of saving the creature from torment, he went outside with the iPod to help identify. After a few minutes we found a match and realized the colorful gecko is also an invasive species with a bite that would surely hurt a young boy. In the evening when we take Blue for his night walk, the flashlight reveals many other nocturnal creatures we can not identify.