I think it’s time to publish a few of the local big guys. They have been missing from our walks more often now. Cold blooded animals don’t do winter chills very well. Turtles must handle it better, they have been out a lot.

Alligators don’t hibernate, they  go into brumation. Basically slow way down to conserve their energy. Many dig big holes and take long naps. I have seen them sleeping with their nose through a hole in the ice to breath. We don’t really get that cold often so it was a one off thing.