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North Palm Beach Today
By the People, for the People
Pizzeria Offers First-Ever 'Iguana Pizza' After Cold Snap in Florida
A North Palm Beach County pizzeria is looking to add the unusual pie to its menu after a trapper brought in cold-stunned iguanas.
Published on Feb. 27, 2026
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After a recent cold snap in Florida caused thousands of iguanas to fall from their roosts in a cold-stunned state, a North Palm Beach County pizzeria saw an opportunity. A trapper brought in the immobilized reptiles, and the pizzeria created what they claim is the first-ever 'iguana pizza' in history. The unusual pie has generated significant interest, with the restaurant receiving hundreds of calls a day from people trying to order it.
Why it matters
The sudden influx of cold-stunned iguanas presented a unique challenge for Florida wildlife officials, who saw it as a chance to remove thousands of the invasive species from the state. The pizzeria's creation of an 'iguana pizza' highlights the creative ways people can respond to unusual situations, even if the end result is a bit unconventional.
The details
When temperatures dipped into the 20s in early February, thousands of iguanas fell from their roosting places in a cold-stunned state. Florida wildlife officials offered trappers a one-time opportunity to collect the immobilized reptiles without a permit, and more than 5,000 iguanas were removed. One trapper brought the meat to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza, and the pizzeria created what they claim is the first-ever 'iguana pizza', calling it 'The Everglade'. The pizza-making process was captured in a video that has been viewed about 40,000 times. While the pizzeria initially did not offer the iguana pizza on the menu, they have been receiving around 200 calls a day from people trying to order it. The restaurant is now looking for a vendor who can legally provide iguana meat so they can add the unusual pie to their menu.
- In early February, temperatures in Florida dipped into the 20s, causing thousands of iguanas to fall from their roosts in a cold-stunned state.
The players
Bucks Coal Fired Pizza
A North Palm Beach County pizzeria that created what they claim is the first-ever 'iguana pizza'.
Florida wildlife officials
Offered a one-time opportunity for trappers to collect the cold-stunned iguanas without a permit, resulting in the removal of more than 5,000 iguanas from the state.
Trapper
Brought the meat from the cold-stunned iguanas to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza, leading to the creation of the 'iguana pizza'.
What’s next
The pizzeria is looking for a vendor who can legally provide iguana meat so they can offer the 'iguana pizza' on their menu.
The takeaway
The creation of the 'iguana pizza' highlights the creative and sometimes unconventional ways people can respond to unusual situations, even if the end result is a bit unexpected.
