Miami: Cold weather in the US caused an iguana to fall from a tree. Winter storms that have swept across the United States in recent weeks have not only left people facing heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, but have also caused reptiles like iguanas to hibernate and fall from trees.

According to Thai News Agency, videos recorded by bystanders show large numbers of iguanas lying motionless on the ground. Iggy Trap, an iguana capture company in Florida, explains that iguanas are an invasive alien species in South Florida, unaccustomed to their new environment and competing with native animals for food. Seeing so many iguanas lying still in the city is unusual. In the past three days alone, the company has easily captured at least 1,500 iguanas without having to chase them. The drop in temperature combined with strong winds caused the iguanas to fall from trees - not from shock, but from hibernation. Their heart rates are very slow, and they will gradually revive as if nothing happened when the weather warms up.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission posted on its website that prolonged cold weather could cause reptiles and amphibians, including invasive species like the green iguana, to enter a state of temporary hibernation, losing muscle control similar to being frozen, and even falling from trees they are clinging to. The green iguana, native to tropical regions, was accidentally introduced to Florida, arriving on a cargo ship. When fully grown, it can weigh up to 7.5 kilograms and be over 1.5 meters long.