Floridians Brace for Falling Iguanas as Temperatures Drop

[6Reilly M.]

 

On the morning of January 22 the coldest night in two years was forecasted in Florida. They predicted the temperatures could drop into the 30s and 40s and freeze warnings were sent out. According to the article, “Miami has not dipped below 45 degrees since January 4, 2018. Two weeks later, Tampa reached 29 degrees.” The city has not fallen below freezing since then. Also, “cold-stunned iguanas may fall out of trees without warning," according to the NWS (National Weather Service). The lizards are not native to Florida and that they do not recommend collecting them if they are cold stunned. 

 

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• If you found an iguana  that was cold stunned, would you take it?

If I found an iguana that was cold stunned I would not keep it since they said so. 

 

• Do you think that people steal them while they are cold stunned?

I think some bad people would take them and sell them or take them as pets

[Mr. Bruns]

Overall, your summary is a bit brief. Both of your questions are yes/no which limits responses.

[8Samantha]

I would not be picking one up or taking one because waht if it bites you or does something danerrous to you. No I sdon't think people steal them while they are cold stoned becuase they could be dangreouse or somethign like that. I also think that poeple should not even really bother them if they start to fall out of the trees.

[6Connor]

I agree with you, I would not take it becasue they said not too, it would be cool to have a pet but it is not the right thing to do so i wouldnt do it. I do think people take them while they are stuned because they want a pet or they can sell them for a lot of money

[6Brayden]

I would probably leave it there and probably just take a picture or something becauset here would not be much reason to take it or do something. I think some peple could take them and as you said sell them for pets or use them or other weird things to do with them

[8SamH]

I wouldn't want to touch an iguana lying on the ground whether I was allowed to or not. It's not that I find it gross, but what would I do with it? I don't want a foreign animal as a pet. It sounds like trouble keeping it a secret too. Of course there is going to be people that will take them for whatever purpose they have, especially in a place like Florida. 

[6Reilly M.]

I agree I think some people do find it gross also. Personally I do not and I do not understand why, but some people just don't like them. I assume part of it is because they could be scared of what it will do. 

[3Jayden]

I wouldnt take an iguana if it was cold stunned to keep as a pet but i would definitly take a cold stunned iguana to eat because that would be super easy and tasty. I think some people will take them and sell as meat but not as pets because theres no way you can tame a full sized iguana thats been wild its whole life.

[6Reilly M.]

I disagree because I would think it is illegal to eat these unless the law passes something saying that you could hunt them to get rid of overpopulation of them. However, I don't think they will do that, but they could. 

[3Tianna]

I would not keep it since they said that you do not want to keep it just because of safety reasons I am assuming. I do think some people may take them, but I hope they leave them be so they can live their life the way they want to. 

[2Theresa]

If I found an iguana that was stunned by the cold I probably would leave it alone becuase I wouldn't know what to do with it or how to help it. I think that people probably do take them as pets because they're iguanas. And it could also be a possibility that they sell them.