{"id":448929,"date":"2026-02-02T09:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448929\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:56:09","slug":"february-1-2026-winter-storm-covers-north-carolina-in-snow-as-frigid-conditions-set-in-across-the-east-coast-from-florida-to-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448929\/","title":{"rendered":"February 1, 2026: Winter storm covers North Carolina in snow, as frigid conditions set in across the East Coast from Florida to Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n It was snowing throughout much of the Southeast this weekend. In Florida, it was raining iguanas.\n <\/p>\n

\n Florida\u2019s record cold temperatures<\/a> can cause reptiles and amphibians, including iguanas, to \u201ctemporarily lose muscle control and appear \u2018frozen\u2019 \u2014 sometimes even falling out of trees,\u201d according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.\n <\/p>\n

\n But, Floridians, if you were worried about the paralyzed iguana in your backyard, relax: An executive order<\/a> by the FWC provides a \u201cunique opportunity\u201d for people in south and southwest Florida to remove frozen green iguanas from the wild without a permit and bring them to one of FWC\u2019s offices, the organization announced in a press release<\/a> Friday.\n <\/p>\n

\n The FWC will collect iguanas to \u201chumanely kill\u201d the invasive species or transfer them to live animal sales.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cInvasive species management is a high priority for the FWC because these animals negatively impact native fish and wildlife, cause damage that is costly to repair, and can pose a threat to human health and safety,\u201d the organization said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Do not bring \u201cfrozen\u201d iguanas into your home to warm up, the FWC warns, because they can recover quickly and \u201cact defensively.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Instead, put the iguana in a breathable cloth sack or bag that can securely shut, and bring the iguana to FWC as soon as possible. The organization also advises people collecting iguanas to wear protective gloves, pants and long-sleeved shirts to prevent scratches.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was snowing throughout much of the Southeast this weekend. In Florida, it was raining iguanas. Florida\u2019s record…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":["post-448929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}