For people, the freeze and snow have brought most things to a standstill. But wildlife natives like cypress trees and prairie plants, and cold-blooded gators and snakes, should be alright.

Analysis - Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants.

Florida’s native plants also should make it through the cold stretch, according to Mark Tancig, a horticulture extension agent in Florida’s Leon County.

Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts sayFILE - An iguana lies on a sidewalk on a cold morning on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Plantation ...

About 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow covered the ground and plants outside Braden Doucet’s Lafayette, Louisiana, home Tuesday afternoon. It's also cold. Much colder than normal.

A deep freeze and rare snow have brought most things to a standstill from parts of Texas to Florida, but experts say wildlife natives like cypress trees and prairie plants, and cold-blooded gators ...