Will iguanas fall from trees in Florida during next week's cold snap?

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Temperatures aren't the only thing expected to plummet in Florida during next week's cold snap - residents may spot iguanas falling from trees.

Notoriously, the tropical reptiles can become projectiles when their body temperature gets too cold.

After a warm weekend, temperatures in the Sunshine State are expected to drop to near (or even below) freezing in some spots, with 40-degree temperatures reaching as far south as Fort Myers. This could mean trouble for the state's nonnative species, like the green iguana, which are not acclimated to chillier climates.

The cold-blooded creatures can't regulate their own body temperatures, so when things get too frigid, they lose control of their muscl