By now I’m sure you have heard of the crazy cold weather that’s hitting the east coast right now. But do you know what these icy temps mean for Iguanas in Florida?
It means they’re falling from the sky, literally.
Well, not literally from the sky but from the trees. According to The New York Times, the little creatures get stunned by how cold it is.
At night, they crawl up into the trees to get cozy but then end up getting so cold, they freeze up a little and fall out! However, Frank Cerabino of the Palm Beach Post says “Even if they look dead as a doornail – they’re gray and stiff – as soon as it starts to heat up and they get hit by the sun rays, it’s this rejuvenation.”
So, it sounds like they make it through the low temps. Because it is possible for the Iguanas to thaw out and live, NPR had a few suggestions on what to do if you encounter a frozen iguana in your yard. Cerabino did mention, though, that if they start to turn brown or black, they’ve most likely not made it but as for the one in his yard, it lived!