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Video shows Florida man finding iguana in his toilet: 'I don't know how it got there'
View Date:2024-12-23 23:48:34
Frozen iguanas falling out of trees? That's so Florida.
Finding an iguana in a toilet in Florida? Uh ... there are no words.
That was Gary Greenspan's reaction when the Hollywood, Florida, man found a live iguana sitting in his toilet bowl on Saturday.
"There's nothing like getting up in the morning and finding an iguana in your toilet," he says as he narrates the video. "It is alive."
The dark green iguana with the long thin tail can be seen at the bottom of the white porcelain toilet bowl in a shallow pool of toilet water. The lid is open the whole time as Greenspan provides commentary, and he appears to be filming from a short distance. The iguana, whom Greenspan joked was possibly taking a spa day, barely moved throughout the video. It did change positions, but it did not attempt to jump out of the toilet bowl ... or come back where it came from.
While his footage is understandably shaky, Greenspan goes on to explain he was waiting for animal control to remove the reptile: "It's huge, and I don't know how it got there.
"Once they remove it, I'll be a happy camper, and, hopefully, so will the iguana," he said.
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In the past, it's been so cold in South Florida that iguanas have fallen from the trees. But fear not, these cold-blooded creatures weren't dead − just temporarily stunned when this occurs.
It's become such a Florida phenomenon that even the National Weather Service mentions frozen iguanas in weather forecasts.
Why does this happen? Iguanas are known to thrive in Florida's warm climate, and they like to sleep in trees. When temperatures hit the 40s, that slows them down or immobilizes them. They stiffen up and lose their grip on branches.
This paralysis effect is only temporary.
The creatures unthaw once the weather warms up, so if people don't want to touch a frozen iguana, they can leave them be.
But to find an iguana in a toilet here? Those stories are not as common.
Later in the video, Greenspan mentioned his "buddy Adam" would remove the iguana from the toilet to release it into the wild. Greenspan's reaction to that? "Yay."
Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.
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