Iguanas will begin falling from trees as South Florida temperature drops

[marmar]

(WSVN) - As temperatures come down, so do the iguanas.

As South Florida experiences degrees in the 40s, cold-stunned iguanas could fall from trees.

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They are still alive, but their cold blood and the cold temperatures don’t mix well, which causes them to enter a frozen state. .............(more)

https://wsvn.com/news/local/iguanas-will-begin-falling-from-trees-as-south-florida-temperature-drops/

[angrychair]

1. I stand by my perspective

That there should not be permanent residences south of Tampa. Just my opinion....

[Thunderbeast]

6. ...or NHL hockey teams south of Philadelphia!

[GoCubsGo]

12. Yep. A perfect time to gather them up,

and stick them in a freezer for several days, where they never wake up again. They won't know what hit them. Ditto for any of the pythons and any other invasives they run across.

[LonePirate]

2. Are the iguanas native to south Florida? If not, it's time to thin their numbers.

[tavernier]

4. They are not.

But they like it here so they have become a bit of a nuisance. We now have businesses that are licensed to humanely come and and rid your property of them.

[GoCubsGo]

13. Putting them in a freezer is a one way to do that.

They fall asleep, and never way up again. It's a good way to humanely euthanize any cold-blooded animal. Looks like Mother Nature is providing a head-start here.

[USALiberal]

14. A search said it is not humane. Nt

[albacore]

3. Taste like chicken! Just pick 'em up and take 'em home. nt

https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/restaurants/six-ways-to-cook-iguana-6392248

[Dirty Socialist]

10. I wish I was in Tiajuana

Eating barbecued iguana

[mitch96]

5. When I hear this I think of the poor guy who collected stiff iguanas to "rehab" them

A bunch "woke up" in his warm car and the frivolity issued!!!
Can you imagine 10 or so Iguanas waking up and running around the inside of a Corolla!!
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[albacore]

7. I should have mentioned - in my post above yours - that the critters...

...need to be kept cold until you get them out of uniform and ready to process.

[raccoon]

8. Can they be saved? Nt

[malaise]

9. Sure sounds cold

We’ll be in the high 60s tonight - almost cold.

[sarcasmo]

11. Don't Look Up!

[Kaleva]

15. Reminds me of that 80's hit "It's Raining Iguanas".