A professional iguana hunter known as the Python Cowboy says he’s seen the homemade tree stand that was found facing the runway where Air Force One lands — and believes it’s been there for about two years.

Mike Kimmel told WPBF 25 Investigative Reporter Terri Parker he and his team first noticed the stand back in 2023.

“We’ve been noticing it for about two years now,” Kimmel said. “Last November, when the leaves were all dried up, you could really notice it. We were surprised that when we saw the newest news article about it, that they didn’t notice it before.”

Kimmel says he’s never seen anyone using the stand and doesn’t think it would be useful for hunting iguanas.

“What I would think it would be, before an iguana hunter would be someone sitting up there taking pictures of something

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