Florida, United States.
Inhabitants dand Florida are used to extreme weather conditions. Suffering hurricanes in the summer and rains of it frozen iguanas in the winter.
Next Monday, meteorologists in Miami predicted one Cold Christmas for the Floridians, they will have to leave their uniform shorts and slippers when the temperature drops to 4 ° C – significantly colder that the 22-18 ° C of a average winter.
But the dusting of the only sweater from the back of the closet isn’t the only meteorological tragedy taking place in this subtropical state ofand United States. It must also be ensured that a frozen iguana on the head of a walker.
‘Brrr! They are expected very cold temperatures in front of Christmasbetween 0 and 4 ° C, with the possibility of iguanas falling. Stay alert and warm! Tweeted the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Miami.
When the low temperature of 4 ° C, the iguanas, which are cold-blooded, become immobile and can get rid of the trees, as explained by the NWS.
But the reptiles don’t die frozen. They are reactivated as soon as the temperature rises, just like the residents Florida people.
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However, it is not a minor hazard as the population of iguanas is in it Florida it is so high that last year local authorities asked Floridians to kill them, albeit “humane” if possible.
In 2018 the were abundant iguana “rain” frozen that occurred during a cold snap caught the population.
Some tried warm them with blankets or take them to their home or to their car, something the authorities very much discourage because, when thawing, they are trying to defend themselves and can be aggressive.