Floridians warned about falling iguanas as wintry weather hits eastern US

Cold and snow take hold in eastern two-thirds of the US, from the Great Lakes to Florida and Texas

Floridians have been asked to keep their guard up against iguanas plummeting out of trees and possibly hurting them as temperatures plunge in their state and other parts of the US.

The unusual warning came as one of the season's first blasts of wintry weather began to take hold in the eastern two-thirds of the US, from the Great Lakes to Florida and Texas.