Alligators survive cold snap by becoming 'frozen solid' in North Carolina and Texas ponds
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Alligators survive cold snap by becoming 'frozen solid' in North Carolina and Texas ponds

When temperatures drop below freezing‚ alligators can enter a state of torpor known as brumation‚ as the water around them solidifies and suspends them in a giant‚ pond-shaped ice cube.