Watch: Florida iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees
Watch: Florida iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees
A rare cold snap across the state has made the reptiles immobile and ripe for capturing, says the state’s wildlife agency.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on the phenomenon of iguanas becoming 'cold stunned' and falling from trees in Florida due to a cold snap. The claims are supported by multiple news sources and social media posts. There is no apparent bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Florida iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms iguanas are falling from trees due to being cold stunned.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms iguanas are falling from trees due to cold snap.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms iguanas are falling from trees due to cold stunning.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms iguanas are immobilized due to a cold snap.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: A rare cold snap across the state has made the reptiles immobile.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms a rare cold snap has made the reptiles immobile.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the cold snap leaves iguanas immobilized.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: The state's wildlife agency says the reptiles are ripe for capturing.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the state's wildlife agency says the reptiles are ripe for capturing.
- Assessment: Supported by the source article itself.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: A rare cold snap across the state has made the reptiles immobile and ripe for capturing, says the state's wildlife agency.
- Source 2: watch out for cold stunned iguanas that may fall from trees or bushes.
- Source 5: As the cold front swept through South Florida, bringing historically low temperatures, the invasive reptiles were left cold-stunned and immobile