FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A state senator from Fort Lauderdale wants to stop the sale of iguanas in Florida pet shops. Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, has filed a bill that would ban the sale of green iguanas or black and white tegu lizards. The Senate Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources voted 4-0 in favor of the bill Tuesday. Should the bill become law, the giant lizards would join other invasive species like the Burmese python to be banned in Florida. If passed, the law would take effect in July.

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – It’s so cold, iguanas are falling from trees. Local 10 News reporter Parker Branton stumbled upon an iguana frozen stiff Wednesday morning in Dania Beach. “This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight,” the tweet said ahead of the region’s coldest temperatures in two years. Jan 21 - This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. “From what we’ve seen in the past, once the sun hits them, they start to kind of wake up again,” Wilkins said.