By Rich McKay and Julia Harte (Reuters) – The deep freeze that gripped the U.S. South this weekend forced a band of alligators at a North Carolina wildlife park out of their comfort zone, trapping them under an ice layer with only their toothy snouts jutting above the frozen surface, enabling them to breathe. Year-round the Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach offers visitors a chance to get up close to its menacing reptilian residents. But in recent days, the creatures – or the living “gatorcicles,” as the park staff dubbed them on social media – presented a more wondrous sight than usual. The crea…