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Temperature drop leaves Florida iguanas 'cold-stunned'

Footage shows immobilised iguanas lying in the grass and on pavements beneath trees following a temperature drop in Florida. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardian... Prolonged cold weather can cause reptiles and amphibians, including invasive green iguanas, to enter a torpor-like state in which they temporarily lose muscle control, appear ‘frozen’ and may even fall from trees, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a post on its website. Green iguanas were accidentally introduced as stowaways on cargo ships and are considered an invasive species. Pierce Kennamer, founder and president of IggyTrap, said he and his employees collected around 1,500 immobilised iguanas in Broward County. Some of them will be humanely killed The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ►    / @theguardian   Guardian Australia ►    / @guardianaustralia   Football Weekly podcast ►    / @footballweeklypodcast   Guardian Football ►    / @guardianfootball   Guardian Sport ►    / @guardiansport   It's Complicated ►    / @itscomplicated   Guardian Live ►    / @guardianlive   #iguanas #florida #extremecold #coldsnap #coldstunned