Florida euthanizes 5,195 frozen iguanas

First introduced during the 1960, the invasive reptiles were'cold-stunned' during a record-breaking cold snap. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. To state the obvious, it's been a particularly frigid winter across most of the eastern United States. Winter's icy grip has not even spared the Sunshine State, where a total of 5,195 frozen green iguanas --an invasive species--have been removed from the ecosystem and euthanized. Green iguanas () are considered an invasive species in Florida.