Living in Northern Alberta, I find wussies from areas such as Florida completely ridiculous when they spot a snowflake. Temperatures in Florida dropped a little bit and everyone, including animals are all puff about it. While people mostly yap incoherent shite about it being cold, iguanas are falling from trees. Just like that, dropping off the branches.

Iguanas are not native to Florida. They were brought in from Central and South America and released to the wild by careless pet owners. It was only a question of time before invasive species quit on local conditions. I wouldn’t quite imagine it by freezing motionless till you fall from a tree, but still, nature has its way with invasive species.

The iguanas falling from trees used to be the urban legend but now there are video documents to prove the statement true. According to the experts, even though tree falling iguanas appear dead on impact, they are not. When temperatures drop below 40 Degrees Fahrenheit, iguanas’ body switches off and enters a state of hibernation. The only part of their body that still operates is their heart. The rest is completely shut off. If this stage is reached while iguana is sitting on a branch of a tree where they dwell, the imminent result is a free falling drop. When temperatures grows above 40, their bodies revive.

Video with footage of iguanas falling from trees in Florida is below.