Brian the miniature schnauzer enjoying the snow in the Pentlands. Taken by Keith Sturton
While many people experienced travel disruption and inconvenience due to the snowy conditions, others went outside and took pictures of animals.
Here is a selection of animals in the snow sent in by BBC Scotland news website readers.
Martin Caldwell
Martin Caldwell sent in this pic of Ludo the Labradoodle, enjoying the snow in Alness
Claire Morrison
Claire Morrison took this photo in her garden in Dalgety Bay, Fife. She said: "We regularly get deer eating the plants but today this one got a bit of a snowy nose in the process."
Sylvia Beaumont
Sylvia Beaumont took this photo of Exmoor ponies at North Berwick Law in the snow
Kim Steven
Kim Steven from Polbeth, West Lothian, took this picture of a robin on a walk around Harlaw reservoir
Minni the Cat
Weather watcher Minni the Cat sent in this photo from Stepps in Lanarkshire
Karen's garden
BBC weather watcher Karen sent in this picture from Advie in Strathspey
RFC fraser
Weather watcher RFC fraser sent this picture of Cooper's snowy adventure in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
Steph
Weather watcher Steph said Finn wasn’t complaining about the weather in West Linton in the Borders
Keith Sturton
Martin Caldwell
Claire Morrison
Sylvia Beaumont
Kim Steven 
Minni the Cat
Karen's garden
RFC fraser
Steph