Sometimes it’s so cold out that the Florida iguanas simply cannot cope — and literally falling from the trees.
«Usually we don’t make such predictions, warned the National Weather Service residents of Miami on Tuesday — but don’t be surprised if you see trees falling iguanas».
Really soon, one of the reporters of the local news channel 10 Local News stumbled across a frozen reptile that had fallen from the branch in Dania Beach. Soon its example was followed by several stiff counterparts, falling down from trees.
Jan 21 — This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr! #flwx #miami pic.twitter.com/rsbzNMgO01
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) January 21, 2020
They may seem dead, but are actually reptiles in hibernation. The population of iguanas in South Florida tend to fall into «shock» when the temperature drops below 50F, so that local residents precipitation of lizards — not so unusual case.
Right now, it is unusually cold in Florida. Because of that, the cold blooded animals are having a hard time and it’s causing them to become hypothermic and unresponsive. An iguana fell out of a tree in my dad’s yard and so he put a blanket on it. Lmao pic.twitter.com/nS22dHsTaN
— Vega✨ (@VegaGenesisTM) January 22, 2020
Vengeance share some pictures of «sleeping» reptiles in social networks, at the time, others decided to take advantage of the helplessness of the iguanas to start to sell their meat online. On Facebook Market has emerged ads from sellers in Miami, HOMESTEAD and Doral.
You know it’s cold when Facebook Marketplace got garrobo meat for sale #BecauseMiami #ChickenOfTheTrees pic.twitter.com/4SOECovESa
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) January 22, 2020
