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Floridians are eating fallen frozen iguanas.
For the past week, Florida has been hit by a historic cold front, leading to iguanas falling out of trees due to them getting cold-stunned.
Green iguanas are considered an invasive species in Florida, and locals are permitted to kill them year-round humanely.
One Florida man is taking advantage of the situation and making iguana tacos from the fallen frozen iguanas.
“Whenever we have these cold fronts and they start falling down, a lot of people will go out and collect them to help control the number & population. But they do have the nickname Chicken Of The Trees because they’re absolutely delicious.”
“So rather than let this one go to waste, we’re gonna make tacos.”
🚨 FLORIDA MAN TURNS FROZEN IGUANAS INTO TACOS – AFTER THEY START FALLING OUT OF TREES
Yes, this is real.
A brutal cold snap hits South Florida and invasive iguanas literally start dropping from the sky.Instead of wasting them, one guy scoops them up, finds 20+ eggs inside,… pic.twitter.com/y1YKIXhzt1
— HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) February 3, 2026
Other Floridians are making pizzas out of the frozen iguanas.
There’s a great debate about pineapple on pizza, but have you tried Iguana 🦎 on pizza?! 👀 😋 pic.twitter.com/VOVMkEP69P
— James Pleickhardt (@JamesPleickhar2) February 4, 2026
The state of Florida is encouraging locals to bring in the cold-stunned iguanas to local FWC offices to have the iguanas humanely euthanized.
Thank you Governor DeSantis for making iguana stacking a fun new frozen Floridian family tradition!! The FWC collection stations are swamped!! pic.twitter.com/xTdIbYGVx0
— Branch Floridian (@JackLinFLL) February 1, 2026