Leapin’ lizards! Cops stop Florida man with 13 zip-tied iguanas inside vehicle
Florida Highway Patrol officers made a routine traffic stop in Polk County and discovered 13 zip-tied iguanas in the truck bed of 32-year-old Rendon Casildo-Acdiel. The driver, who was also carrying five coolers of iced tilapia, claimed he was collecting coconuts and fish before returning to North Carolina. Casildo-Acdiel was arrested for driving with a suspended license and had outstanding warrants from three agencies, while the iguanas were taken to a local shelter.
- ▪Florida Highway Patrol stopped Rendon Casildo-Acdiel for a missing license plate light on a trailer he was towing.
- ▪Officers found 13 live iguanas with their feet bound by zip ties and five coolers of iced tilapia in the vehicle.
- ▪Casildo-Acdiel admitted his Georgia driver's license was suspended due to unresolved court requirements.
- ▪He faced arrest for driving with a suspended license and had outstanding warrants from three different agencies.
- ▪The iguanas were taken to a local shelter, and it remains unclear if Casildo-Acdiel will face charges related to the reptiles.
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US News Leapin’ lizards! Cops stop man with 13 zip-tied iguanas inside vehicle By Jeanne Erickson Published May 2, 2026, 10:57 a.m. ET When Florida Highway Patrol officers made a routine traffic stop in Polk county, they were treated to a cold-blooded sight — 13 live, zip-tied iguanas in the truck bed. The FHP troopers pulled over 32-year-old Rendon Casildo-Acdiel around 6:30 a.m. on April 30 because his Ford F150 truck didn’t have a light for the license plate on the utility trailer he was towing, troopers said. But after a search of the truck, they discovered the lizards in a haphazard pile with their feet zipped together, according to local news outlet Fox 13.
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