Sophia Zaran
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-04-2026 8AM EST
The invasive green iguana is not an unusual sighting in Florida.
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NPR News: 02-04-2026 8AM EST
However, the cold weather has longtime iguana trapper Blake Wilkins leaping for lizards.
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NPR News: 02-04-2026 8AM EST
Wilkins is the owner of Redline Iguana Removal and said that the cold snap helped his team catch around 3,000 iguanas in just two days.
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NPR News: 02-04-2026 8AM EST
Iguanas are cold-blooded and cannot regulate their own body heat, so when temperatures dipped below 40, some became stunned while others died.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-04-2026 8AM EST
Wilkins warns people to remain alert because one cold snap won't solve South Florida's invasive iguana problem.