Posted on 10/18/2018 1:04:22 PM PDT by C19fan
Nope. Alligators can survive even when the surface is frozen by sticking their ssnouts above the water while the water freezes.
Yes, they really have found alligators in the New York sewer system
https://www.citymetric.com/yes-they-really-have-found-alligators-new-york-sewer-system-102
Posted on 8/7/2018, 10:05:39 AM by ETL
Makenzie Noland celebrated her upcoming college graduation by posing in her cap and stole with her good friend "Big Tex" — a nearly 14-foot-long alligator that lives in a wildlife sanctuary in Beaumont, Texas.
The soon-to-be Texas A&M University grad has been living at Gator Country for the past three months as she interns with the organization. During her time at the wildlife rescue, Noland has bonded with many of the 370 alligators on site, specifically Tex.
Over the past several months, Noland has been training with Tex — under the careful supervision of alligator experts.
"Tex is the one who let me into his pond. He does pick favorites, and I'm honored he likes me enough to let me get in there and play with him every day," Noland, 21, told Fox News.
Noland likens the gentle giant to a "puppy," as he often follows commands in order to get treats.
"Whenever you're training a puppy, you commend them for sitting down and give them a treat," Noland explained. "When I'm telling Tex to 'come here' using a hand motion I will reward him, tickle his nose and toss food in his mouth."
Noland's close bond with Tex influenced her decision to feature him in her graduation pictures. After all, the wildlife ecology major wanted to showcase her passion for animals — gators in particular.
"Every single time I get in the water with him I realize how huge of a creaturen he is. He's a real life dinosaur," Noland said, adding that she was honored to get the opportunity to work with him.
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“There are alligators in North Carolina, so the cold doesn’t affect them much. They burrow under the ground in a riverbank and hibernate...................”
I suspect it may have something to do with the frost line. In the south people don’t have basements because the frost line is something like 6 inches deep. In Montana everyone has a basement because the frost line is like 7 feet deep and if you already have to dig that deep another foot gets you a basement. I don’t know how deep alligators tend to dig but I’m sure it’s something instinctual like 2 to 3 feet which would have them free solid in the winter if they are far north enough.
Oh yeah, we beat Vandy, too!
Typically they are about 2-3 feet under the ground.
But with all this Glowbull Warming.............................
Wow! And not a single word blaming it on climate change!
Alligators can survive in cold temps. They can’t reproduce in them though. I doubt alligator populations can be sustained in Tennessee. However if there are just one or 2 springs that are warm enough over about a 10 year period, they possible could. They do well in coastal NC. That’s a warmer climate though.
Just wear a “CoExist” bumper sticker on your butt when you go swimming.
ATM Another Tasty Mammal. ;)
Yes I know it is really Texas Ag and Mech but the idea of another tasty mammal made me smile.
BEEEEG bullets
Weapons grade stooped.
Inevitable once they dug the Tenn-Tom.
Alligators use bizarre – and creepy – ancient ritual to survive NC’s arctic blast
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3620992/posts
And to think, fifty years ago they were considered an “endangered” species due to gator poaching.
They had to survive the Ice Ages somehow!.................
A deceased 16 footer was pulled out of the Alligator (no fooling) River in NC 8 or 9 years ago. It made the papers.
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