But it turns out that she wasn't the only one who was hungry: A wild iguana popped up as the girl ate her cake by the water. Iguanas are common in Costa Rica.

Health Wild Iguana Steals Little Girl’s Cake, Gives Her Rare Bacterial Infection The toddler is thought to be the first known case of Mycobacterium marinum caught from an iguana bite.

But it turns out that she wasn't the only one who was hungry: A wild iguana popped up as the girl ate her cake by the water. Iguanas are common in Costa Rica.

Biology Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Mess With a Wild Iguana That Wants Your Cake The rogue reptile bit a little girl's hand, stole her cake, and gave her a rare bacterial infection.

A wild iguana in Costa Rica bit a little girl as it tried to steal her piece of cake. Now, doctors say she has developed a rare bacterial infection. By Sarah Al-Arshani ...

A 3-year-old developed a rare infection after a chance encounter with an iguana who stole her cake and bit her. Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:12:24 GMT (1745669544492) Story Infinite Scroll ...

The iguana ran up to the girl and bit her on the back of her left middle finger, causing her to loosen her grip on the cake. The reptile then ran off with the snack, but it did leave something ...

A 3-year-old girl’s holiday in Costa Rica was ruined by an iguana in more ways than one. The scaly reptile stole her cake, but not before biting her hand and transmitting a rare bacterial ...

The bump on a young California girl's hand was mysterious -- and growing. It wasn't until she had seen two doctors and undergone a biopsy that her family realized the ...