See ya later, frozen gator

By now you have probably seen this, but it speaks to just how cold it's been ... even in southeastern N.C.

A viral video of alligators frozen in an icy pond at North Carolina’s Shallotte River Swamp Park has been the talk of social media, with many people wondering whether coldblooded crocodilians can survive in brutally cold temperatures.

The video shows several alligator snouts sticking out of the park’s frozen pond – a deep freeze caused by a cold front that covered most of the Eastern United States last week.

Who's ready for warmer "beach" weather? I am. I'm ready for this:

{Full disclosure: That photo at the top is from about seven years ago.}