‘Frozen’ Iguanas Fall From Trees in Florida as Record Cold Arrives

Florida Residents Warned of ‘Falling Iguana Watch’ as Cold Front Freezes Reptiles – Knowhere News

Orlando, FL — Residents across Central and Southern Florida are under what meteorologists are calling a “falling iguana watch” after temperatures plunged into the 30s and 40s on Tuesday, November 11, causing the cold-blooded reptiles to drop out of trees in a frozen state. Experts say the iguanas aren’t dead — they’re simply paralyzed by the cold and will reawaken once the weather warms up. Cold Weather Shuts Down Iguana Bodies As cold-blooded a…

Cold snap sends iguanas falling from trees across Florida

Florida residents are witnessing a bizarre consequence of the recent cold snap, iguanas falling from trees.

Floridians are alerted about falling iguanas

Green iguanas sitting by lake — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Lacey Lin Photography From the Great Lakes to Florida and Texas, the eastern two-thirds of the United States experience cold and snow. As temperatures drop in Florida and other US states, residents are being warned to be on the lookout for iguanas that could fall from trees and injure people. As one of the first waves of winter weather of the season started to spread throughout t…

‘Frozen’ iguanas fall from trees in Florida as record cold arrives

CNN, WSOC, SPECTRUM NEWS MILWAUKEE, ISAAC DAKOTA CASADOS By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Intense lake-effect snow is creating dangerous travel conditions in the Great Lakes and it’s all being fueled by a record cold snap sending the eastern half of the United States into a brief bout of winter. The snow developed Sunday night into Monday in Chicago along with thunder and strong winds. Forecasts for the city on Sunday cal…

The upcoming weather forecast? Chilly with the chance of falling iguanas

The cold blast could immobilize iguanas and cause them to fall out of trees.