It's Raining Huge Frozen Iguanas In Florida Because Of The Drop In Temperatures

Florida is cold. Like, Florida cold. And the iguanas are absolutely not okay.

After temperatures across South Florida dropped well below 50 degrees and in some areas even dipped near freezing, green iguanas started doing the most Florida thing imaginable: locking up and falling out of trees.

Yes. Falling. Out. Of. Trees.

When cold snaps hit, iguanas can enter a state called torpor, which is basically a reptile power-saving mode. Because they rely on external heat to regulate their body temperature, cold weather causes their muscles to stiffen and their bodies to shut down temporarily. They are not dead, just frozen in place like very scaly statues.

And once that happens, gravity takes over.

Videos circulating online show iguanas scattered across lawns, sidewalks, and roads like nature hit pause. One man was seen collecting them by the armful, loading them into bags and stacking them in his truck. According to the post, he picked up 68 iguanas in a single day, turning the cold snap into what looked like a full blown cleanup operation.

This comes as Florida continues efforts to control invasive iguana populations, including allowing humane removal on private property. The sudden drop in temperatures made the job significantly easier, since immobile iguanas are much simpler to catch than their usual lightning fast selves.

Here is the wild part. Bigger iguanas actually handle the cold better than smaller ones. Larger bodies retain heat longer, which means they recover faster once temperatures rise. So while some iguanas may be down bad right now, many will warm up and scurry off like nothing ever happened once the sun comes back.