Frozen Alligator Survives Submersion in Icy Pond

A video captured an alligator submerged in a frozen pond in Texas, still alive with its snout sticking out through a hole in the ice. The alligator was in a state of brumation, a low metabolic state reptiles enter in cold weather, and was able to survive by keeping its nostrils above water level. Wildlife officials explained that alligators in Texas typically brumate between mid-October and early March, and when water ices over, they use their snouts to make a hole for breathing.