Florida is known for heat, humidity, palm trees, and wildlife that makes the rest of the country stop and stare. But every now and then, a cold snap hits and reminds everyone that even Florida can get strange in a different way. This past winter, invasive iguanas across the state were getting cold stunned, falling from trees, and freezing up as temperatures dropped below what their bodies can handle.
Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ddwqp-rUUUg?si=PNuO1AKVylG9YLL8
That strange Florida reality turned into a viral moment when a video from @Stackz showed a man laid out in a sunny parking lot under a pile of cold stunned iguanas like a full on “iguana blanket.” PEOPLE reported on the clip, noting that the lizards were not dead, but immobilized by the cold and beginning to move again as they warmed up.
As wild as it looks, there is real context behind it. Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida, and during major cold spells their bodies can temporarily shut down because they rely on outside temperatures to regulate themselves. During the January 2026 cold event, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission even issued an executive order allowing people to handle and remove cold stunned iguanas from their property after thousands were affected.
This is the kind of moment that only makes sense in Florida. It is part wildlife story, part internet content, part survival meme, and part reminder that Florida culture has its own lane. One second it is freezing temperatures in places like Orlando, Tampa, and Tallahassee, and the next second the internet is watching somebody literally turn an invasive species problem into a viral blanket joke.
At STACKZ, that is the lane. Real Florida. Real moments. Wild content. Not polished into something fake. Just the kind of unpredictable energy that makes people stop scrolling.
Florida is not basic, and neither is the content that comes out of it.
A viral Florida cold snap moment turned invasive iguanas into internet history. Here’s why the “iguana blanket” story is peak Florida and pure STACKZ energy.
SOURCE: https://people.com/florida-man-crafts-iguana-blanket-from-cold-stunned-lizards-11898329