Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida that anecdotally appear to be growing in numbers although there are no good counts of their population statewide. They are a nuisance because they eat ...
Iguanas are considered an invasive pest in Southwest Florida. An iguana hunter named John Johnson is working to reduce their population. Johnson uses a pneumatic gun for what he describes as a humane ...
Climate change has pushed some native Florida species north. While the reptiles prefer South Florida’s climate, they have been spotted around the bay area. Jack Prator is a reporter covering breaking ...
Florida rang in the New Year under an Arctic chill — and the cold delivered one of the Sunshine State’s strangest spectacles: iguanas falling from the sky. A sharp cold snap sent temperatures plunging ...
The green iguana is one of the state’s most prolific and conspicuous invasive species with its spikey mohawk, mossy color and prehistoric persona. But during the holiday season, the hides of some of ...
Arctic air is bringing colder-than-normal temperatures to Florida this week. Widespread falling iguanas are unlikely as the coldest air will be outside their natural range. Iguanas can become ...
The color change is not only a signal to the opposite sex, but a testament to the invasive animal's adaptivity to the Floridian climate Getty Male green iguanas turn orange during the breeding season ...
Cold weather in the Fort Myers-Naples area may cause invasive iguanas to fall from trees. Temperatures below 50 degrees can incapacitate cold-blooded reptiles like iguanas and cane toads. While the ...
While overzealous South Floridians are preparing for the new year by breaking out their puffer coats and Uggs, which many do anytime the temperature flirts with the 60s, something even more cartoonish ...
Diving for invasive iguanas in Florida with 'Python Cowboy' About 10% of Mike Kimmel's clients want to try their hand at diving for an escaping iguana. Of those, about half are successful.