Also- that video floating around, that's my footage. I noticed his strategy when he was eating the hornworms- cram as much into mouth as possible, mush it up, wash down with water. It seemed like an awesome strat at the time.
My personal guess would be asphyxiation on vomit after some pretty intense digestive system irritation.
But yes, the
South Florida Herpetological Society set up a fund for his daughters.