Viral Video Shows The Moment An Iguana Bit A Woman While She Was Doing Yoga On A Beach
A video is going viral showing an iguana biting a woman who was doing a yoga pose in the Bahamas.
Yoga on a beach is all great and fun until an iguana decides to spoil the party. A video is going viral showing an iguana biting a woman who was doing yoga in the Bahamas.
In the clip posted on Friday evening, user @bahamahoopyogi ¡ª who identifies as a yoga instructor ¡ª is seen practicing a yoga on the beach when the reptile walks up to her and bites her finger.
I get bite from an iguana today? it was bleeding pic.twitter.com/If2DaUztHf
¡ª Da Iguana Gal? (@bahamahoopyogi) August 20, 2021
She yells in response, "Ow! He bit my f****** finger," and throws sand at it to get it to leave.
Apparently it was a nasty enough bite as the yoga instructor wrote in a separate tweet that her finger began bleeding right after the iguana gave her a nibble.
Y¡¯all here¡¯s an angle my friend caught lolll. My finger started bleeding right after ? pic.twitter.com/sfMLgoySfG
¡ª Da Iguana Gal? (@bahamahoopyogi) August 21, 2021
In a series of tweets posted later, she provided more information about the iguana bite. She explained that there were iguanas "all over the beach" in response to people asking if she saw it.
"Ppl go there to feed them all the time," she wrote.
The yoga instructor also wrote that her finger is okay, saying she went to the doctor and received antibiotics for the bite.
The video has been viewed more than 3.5 million times and has thousands of comments on it. Many people took to the comments to respond to the incident.
You threw that sand and he said ¡°yeah Ight¡± ?
¡ª FookFaceEddie (@Ken94577249) August 21, 2021
That¡¯s not a beach, that¡¯s a zoo
¡ª karima (@karima______) August 21, 2021
Lol aside from the bite¡. Isn¡¯t that trip beautiful!? ??? ? ??
¡ª isuxel (@isuxel) August 21, 2021
to be fair the angle of the finger looked like food being held towards them ?
¡ª Kang-A-Lang (@BlueSmaash) August 21, 2021
I absolutely love how you lecture him on his behavior ?
¡ª Liz Lawless is Vaxxed and Masked (@LizWill99) August 21, 2021
Those things are everywhere! I would not feel safe. I would get the heck out of dodge!
¡ª Michelle (@meprice) August 22, 2021
Lucky to have your finger still
¡ª Dr.MilknCookies (@KingKal619) August 22, 2021
I hope you're okay! Wtf is that iguana beach gang ?
¡ª ¦Á¦Ñ¦Òc¦Á??§Þ¦Á¦Ç§ä¦Éc ??????? (@PlayTastik) August 21, 2021
Iguana bites can be both painful and potentially dangerous to people. Found in Central and South America and the Caribbean, iguanas have "exceptionally sharp" teeth that "are able to cause serious cuts," according to The Pet Enthusiast, a website that provides information about popular pets.
