Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
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Rose bushes stand in the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)FILE - An iguana lies on a sidewalk on a cold morning on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Plantation, Fla. If temperatures drop below 40 F (5 C), iguanas can start dropping from trees as they become immobilized until temperatures increase enough for them to move around again. (AP Photo/Terry Spencer, File)A cardinal sits on a tree branch in the snow during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Tucker, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)People walk as snow falls in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Rose bushes stand in the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)A Rose bush and lantana are laden with snow in a garden in Harahan, La., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Snow covers the historic oak tree in New Orleans' City Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)People walk in the snow near the Houston Zoo on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Rose bushes stand in the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
