How do alligators spend the winter?

How do alligators spend the winter? The question sounds somewhat anecdotal, because alligators live in warm regions. They are cold-blooded lizards after all! However, alligators are no strangers to freezing and can tolerate very low temperatures. Mother Nature, as always, took care of everything. When cold weather sets in and the water freezes, alligators hibernate. And in order not to suffocate, they stick their nose to the surface. Thus, they freeze and wait for warmer times.

From the outside it may seem that they are dead! But don't worry. Employees of a nature park in North Carolina explained why this is a normal phenomenon and not a natural anomaly.

“Alligators can survive in temperatures up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (about 5 degrees Celsius), but if it gets colder, their body goes into hibernation: all metabolic processes slow down, food is not digested, and all energy is spent on maintaining the temperature bodies. Sometimes, to preserve warmth, they bury themselves in the bottom along the shore, but most often they just lie and doze,” experts said.