With temperatures expected to be as low as the 30s, there's a potential for South Florida's large iguana population to fall out of trees after their bodies seize up from exposure to the frosty air.
Iguanas can freeze and fall from trees, then become easy prey; pythons can shiver to stay alive from the cold weather.
An iguana is paralysed ... lose their grip and fall. Despite this, most remain alive as they keep breathing and their main body functions still work. They will later thaw out in the sun as ...
There are a variety of DIY strategies to keep iguanas out of the yard ... and in cold weather they may even become immobile ...
With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some places, Florida is about to have a Christmas unlike any other in recent memory, and it may involve falling iguanas.