On the bright side, the cold is killing the invasive pythons and iguanas:
But if the extended cold threatened rare native species like turtles and the Florida manatee, it may also function as natureโs way of targeting invasive species that Florida wildlife officials, frankly, want to see gone from the state, and which have been causing a political stink for years. In fact, the cold has given wildlife officials backup in their fight against two species that came uninvited to Florida: the green iguana and the Burmese python. Officials have one message to residents who feel sorry for frozen-stiff iguanas: Donโt try to rescue them by wrapping them in towels and bringing them inside. (As โiguana girlโ does.)
โWe have calls coming in about iguanas dropping from trees and landing on peopleโs windshields โฆ [but] the best thing to do with the iguanas is let nature take its course, since itโs the only way to help control this population,โ says Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro, adding that the iguanas โshouldnโt even be here.โ
And because itโs Monday, hereโs some video of frozen iguanas falling out of trees:





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