Alligators à la mode

During a recent cold snap, people came across a shocking sight at Texas and North Carolina parks. Alligators lay motionless in frozen ponds, suspended in ice, like solid “gatorcicles.” Surprisingly, the reptiles were not dead: Their snouts were sticking up through the ice so they could breathe. “Think of it as a cute little danger snorkel,” an employee at the Swamp Park in North Carolina said in a video before “booping” a frozen snout with his finger. Is this story real, or do we need to snap out of it?* *Real! American alligators, like other cold-blooded animals, can go into an inactive state called brumation as a strategy to survive frigid weather. One alligator “knew he was gonna freeze,” said a video creator, so he “found him[self] a nice, comfy…

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