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February 3, 2026
It’s So Cold in Florida Iguanas Are Falling Out of Trees
As near-freezing temperatures reach southern Florida, green iguanas are dropping from the trees, unable to handle the chill. Trappers have been gathering the cold-stunned invasive reptiles by the thousands.’
TL;DR
- South Florida experienced overnight temperatures in the mid-30s during a cold spell.
- Cold-blooded invasive green iguanas fell from trees due to the low temperatures.
- Trapper Blake Wilkins collected around 2,500 iguanas in two days.
- Wilkins stated he has never seen such a high number of iguanas collected in his years of trapping.
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