How do Florida alligators cope in cold weather? Gatorland experts explain

‘Just plain nasty’: Central Florida should prepare for windy, frigid Sunday

How unusual is the cold coming to Orlando on Sunday? You’d have to look back 90 years in the record books to find when it got as frigid as the current predictions for the first day of February, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Temperatures are expected to plunge to 24 degrees by early Sunday morning, breaking the record set in 1936 of 28 degrees. With wind gusts reaching up to 45 mph, it will feel as cold as 10 degrees ove…

How do Florida alligators cope in cold weather? Gatorland experts explain

This week, we’re not the only ones trying to stay warm as this cold snap continues in Central Florida.Alligators may not like freezing temperatures either, but they have been coping with the cold far longer than we have. On Wednesday, our News 6 team visited Gatorland, known as the “alligator capital of the world,” to talk to the experts. [FLORIDA FREEZE GUIDE: Everything to know about rare cold, tips and more]Brandon Fisher said alligators who …