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Are iguanas edible?

They aren't poisonous. But their bones are probably a pain in the ass. Literally.

Edit: I'm only saying they aren't poisonous because I had one and was bit by it. I never had an adverse reaction to it. But I googled it and some apparently are? 😕
 
Originally posted by: irishScott
Why not? They have meat, which can be cooked. There you go. Can't speak for the taste or nutrition.
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For some reason, I keep thinking they're poisonous.
 
I don't think venom is dangerous if you eat it, assuming you don't have any ulcers or other damage in your digestive tract; to my knowledge, venom is only dangerous if it gets in your blood or eyes.

 
Originally posted by: Baked
Is it alive? If it's alive, it's edible. You know what's not edible? Kimchi.
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Kimchi is alive. Well, technically used to be alive.

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I don't think venom is dangerous if you eat it, assuming you don't have any ulcers or other damage in your digestive tract; to my knowledge, venom is only dangerous if it gets in your blood or eyes.
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Not really. Try eating some Pufferfish that hasn't been prepared properly and see what happens
 
They're all over the place here in Grand Cayman. They get pretty big and most look like they have a good amount of meat on them. Maybe I'll scout around and see if any local spot here cooks them.
 
I'm sure they are. Almost everything is eaten somewhere. Thinking of cooking up some? Let us know how it tastes.
 
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Jeff7
I don't think venom is dangerous if you eat it, assuming you don't have any ulcers or other damage in your digestive tract; to my knowledge, venom is only dangerous if it gets in your blood or eyes.
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Not really. Try eating some Pufferfish that hasn't been prepared properly and see what happens
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Pufferfish are poisonous, not venomous. 😉
(Yes, there is a difference.)

(Or so I'd wager.)


** - This is according to a book I have on snakes, which specifies that there's a difference between venom and poison. Poison is toxic if ingested or if it gets in the blood; venom must get into the bloodstream.


 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Jeff7
I don't think venom is dangerous if you eat it, assuming you don't have any ulcers or other damage in your digestive tract; to my knowledge, venom is only dangerous if it gets in your blood or eyes.
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Not really. Try eating some Pufferfish that hasn't been prepared properly and see what happens
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Pufferfish are poisonous, not venomous. 😉
(Yes, there is a difference.)

(Or so I'd wager.)


** - This is according to a book I have on snakes, which specifies that there's a difference between venom and poison. Poison is toxic if ingested or if it gets in the blood; venom must get into the bloodstream.
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If you ingest it, it ends up in your bloodstream does it not? Is that not how medicine works?
 
Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Jeff7
I don't think venom is dangerous if you eat it, assuming you don't have any ulcers or other damage in your digestive tract; to my knowledge, venom is only dangerous if it gets in your blood or eyes.
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Not really. Try eating some Pufferfish that hasn't been prepared properly and see what happens
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Pufferfish are poisonous, not venomous. 😉
(Yes, there is a difference.)

(Or so I'd wager.)


** - This is according to a book I have on snakes, which specifies that there's a difference between venom and poison. Poison is toxic if ingested or if it gets in the blood; venom must get into the bloodstream.
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If you ingest it, it ends up in your bloodstream does it not? Is that not how medicine works?
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I could see how if the venom were a large protein, it would just get digested by the stomach enzymes while not having any appreciable permeability across the gut lining, thus trapping it inside the lumen of your digestive tract to be sliced and diced at leisure by proteases. So yeah, a lot of it would end up in your bloodstream, but not in the venom form but as amino acids.
 
I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbequed iguana

I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican whoa-oh radio

Wall Of Voodoo
 
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