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Frozen Iguanas Fall From Florida Trees

Thursday, January 03, 2008

It's raining iguanas in South Florida.

A remarkable cold snap that brought temperatures in the mid-30s to the Miami area Thursday morning also brought lizards falling out of trees at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne, the Miami Herald reported.

"We have found dozens on the bike path after a major cold snap," said park manager Robert Yero. "When they warm up in the sun, they come back to life."

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At least three iguanas in suspended animation could be found under trees in the park, which lies on the southern tip of Key Biscayne, a barrier island just south of Miami Beach and across Biscayne Bay from the city of Miami.

Yero had little sympathy for the frozen iguanas, explaining that they were an invasive species devastating to native plant life.

"They really are taking over," he lamented.

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