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Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.6 m (11.2 to 15.1 ft) in length, and can weigh up to 500 kg (1,100 lb), with unverified sizes of up to 5.84 m (19.2 ft) and weights of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) making it the second largest member by length and the heaviest of the family Alligatoridae, after the black caiman. Females are smaller ...
A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators. ... Alabama: 70,000 alligators. Mississippi: 32,000 to 38,000 alligators.
The Florida state record for the longest alligator is 14 feet 3-1/2 inches, while the record for weight is 1,043 pounds. At 13-15 feet long, The Big Humpback is an unusually large reptile, which ...
The American alligator is among the largest in the family Alligatoridae. The largest member of the family Alligatoridae is the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) sometimes growing to similar lengths. Black caimans can reach more than 5 m (16 ft) in length and weigh up to 750 kg (1,650 lb ...
A Hilton Head, South Carolina family was shocked to find an uninvited guest hanging out by the fire pit in their backyard. Nicknamed “George” by the locals, the huge alligator took up ...
Louisiana has a bunch of gators — 1.5 million — same relative number as Florida. It's hard for old Hoke to believe that Florida has had 21 fatal attacks and Louisiana hasn't had any. That seems to defy logic. Something must have happened there. Any help supplementing the content of this article would be greatly appreciated.
Morgan Hart says the place you’re most likely to see an alligator in South Carolina is where you look the hardest. The alligator project leader for the South Carolina Department of Natural ...
The recent animal measured 13 feet, 8.5 inches, which put it at No. 8 in the FWC's Top-10 list of largest male alligators found in the state since 1977. The third one on that list was caught at ...