More winter weather leads to heavy snow, canceled flights and, in Florida, falling iguanas

More winter weather leads to heavy snow, canceled flights and, in Florida, falling iguanas

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A large swath of the United States from the Gulf Coast to New England lay in unseasonably cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellations to North Carolina, falling streams and iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands still without power from last … Read more

Frozen iguanas in your yard during the South Florida cold? FWC will take them to 5 drop-off sites

Frozen iguanas in your yard during the South Florida cold? FWC will take them to 5 drop-off sites

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As South Florida prepares to see some of the coldest weather since 2010, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is allowing the removal and transport of cold-stunned iguanas without a permit. The agency signed an executive order Friday, because of the coming intense cold front, that establishes temporary regulations that … Read more

Why Florida’s Top Predator Is Not Always What You Think

Why Florida’s Top Predator Is Not Always What You Think

The post Alligator crush: Why Florida’s top predator isn’t always what you think appeared first on AZ Animals. Take it quickly Burmese pythons got the almost total disappearance gave 3 native species in the Everglades of Florida. Some species, such as fox, marsh rabbits, and cotton bunnies, they have almost they completely disappeared due to … Read more

Teen suspect in sister’s cruise ship death says he doesn’t remember anything, documents say

Teen suspect in sister’s cruise ship death says he doesn’t remember anything, documents say

VIERA, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his sister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no memory of what happened, according to text message exchanges between his parents filed in a Florida custody court case. The boy’s mother told her ex-husband that the young man kept repeating … Read more