Naples Florida Life on Instagram: "Cold-stunned iguanas are one of the wildest parts of Florida’s winter season. When temperatures drop, invasive green iguanas lose body heat so quickly that their muscles stop working, causing them to freeze up and fall from trees. Wildlife crews across Naples and South Florida step in to remove them, prevent injury to people and pets, and help manage an invasive population that’s grown rapidly over the years. These cold snaps create scenes that look unreal to a

Naples Florida Life on Instagram: "Cold stunned iguanas are one of the wildest winter sights in Naples, Florida. When a cold front hits Southwest Florida, temperatures can drop fast enough to immobilize these tropical reptiles. Their bodies slow down, they lose muscle control, and they fall from trees, docks, and mangroves like frozen statues. Most of them aren’t dead. They’re simply stunned, waiting for sunshine to warm them back up. Residents across Naples spot them on sidewalks, beaches, pati

Naples Florida Life on Instagram: "Every winter in Florida brings one of the strangest wildlife events in the country: cold-stunned iguanas dropping out of trees when temperatures suddenly fall. These iguanas aren’t native to Florida, and when the weather dips, their bodies freeze up and they become completely immobile. That’s how you get scenes like this in Naples, Florida, where a whole dump truck full of frozen iguanas gets unloaded in a parking lot while crowds gather around in disbelief. Pe