Unusually cold temperatures in southern Florida are causing a novel problem -falling iguanas. Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida due to pet owners abandoning the lizards. When the temperature falls below 40 degrees, they automatically begin to hibernate and fall out of the trees they live in. Ron Magill of Miami Metrozoo has a warning for those who find the iguanas.
The stories of "kamikaze iguanas" plummeting from trees were urban legends in Florida, but now have a plausible explanation. Link (with video)
"I knew of a gentleman who was collecting them off the street and throwing them in the back of his station wagon, and all of a sudden these things are coming alive, crawling on his back and almost caused a wreck," Magill said.
The stories of "kamikaze iguanas" plummeting from trees were urban legends in Florida, but now have a plausible explanation. Link (with video)
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Leaping lizards!
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I can think of a worse invasive species in Florida.
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Where did you go? Why did you go there?
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