It's Raining Iguanas in Florida!

Posted by Alex in Animal on January 4, 2008 at 7:01 pm


Iguana laying on its backThe extreme cold weather in South Florida brought about an unexpected phenomenon: iguanas were dropping out of the trees en masse!

When the temperature falls below a certain level, the large green lizards drop out of the trees and litter the ground. [...]

It was raining iguanas at Bill Baggs Thursday morning. There were a couple underneath buttonwood trees and a third beneath a sea grape. All were about 30 yards from the beach, in the coastal hammock.

”We have found dozens on the bike path after a major cold snap,” said Yero. “When they warm up in the sun, they come back to life.”

Link – Thanks Rian Fike!


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4 comments to "It's Raining Iguanas in Florida!"

  1. Vako
    January 4th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    It seems like they would be vulnerable to predators or scavengers when they are passed out like that.

  2. Rian Fike
    January 5th, 2008 at 12:26 am

    The only large animals that are found in the park are racoons, opossums, and humans. I don't know if the racoons and opossums would eat the iguanas.

  3. Rian Fike
    January 5th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    Oops, I forgot one. The foxes. South Florida has a sizable fox population, even in the suburbs. I talked to a friend who works in the park and he said that the foxes do eat the frozen iguanas, good call Vako!

  4. Gaby
    January 7th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Poor iguanas! Now I feel like knitting them cute littl sweaters to warm up :(


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