Alligators in North Carolina and Texas survive the cold by soaking their bodies in lake water, where they allow the water to freeze around them. During bromination, the alligator's heart can slow down to three beats per minute.
This period of bromation usually lasts four or five months and allows the alligators to survive until spring and the rising temperatures. The TikTok account 2guysandsomeland shared a video of baby alligators frozen in their habitat and another TikTok video taken in Gator Country.