It is so cold in Florida that green iguanas are fainting and falling out of trees. Temperatures have reached a record low on the East coast, dipping below 10°C, which causes their nervous systems to shut down and that’s why they seem to be frozen. Florida’s wildlife agency has now issued an executive order urging the public to collect the reptiles. Thousands have already been rounded up, where they’ll either be “humanely killed” or “transferred to permittees for live animal sales.” #Iguana #Flor

After a cold snap, Floridians are collecting iguanas by the hundreds to send to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to be humanely euthanized. The iguanas, which are an invasive species in Florida, fell from trees overnight as the temperature dropped below freezing. | Washington Post