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Alligators have become a common sight in freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers and swamps in the southern U.S. These menacing reptiles may look like crocodiles at first, but if you get a chance to look ...
A massive alligator, nicknamed Fabio by locals, strutted across a Florida reserve path to the shock of onlookers, a video shows. “He’s definitely 12 feet long, possibly a few inches more ...
The largest alligator gar ever caught and officially recorded was 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) long, weighed 327 lb (148 kg), and was 47 in (120 cm) around the girth. [28] Even the smaller species, such as Lepisosteus oculatus , are large, commonly reaching lengths of over 60 cm (2.0 ft), and sometimes much longer.
An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4 m (13 ft), but they sometimes grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). [11] The largest ever recorded, found in Louisiana, measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft). [12] The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 2.1 m (7 ft) in length.
In the video above, hikers at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, marveled at the sight of this gigantic gator casually sauntering across the trail. ... The Florida state record for the ...
A specimen that was 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) long and weighed 458.8 kg (1,011.5 lb) is the largest American alligator killed in Alabama and has been declared the SCI world record in 2014. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Reported sizes
A 4.59 m-long (15 ft 1 in) 531 kg (1,171 lb) saltwater crocodile has been confirmed as having the highest bite force quotient ever recorded for an animal in a laboratory setting, with a value of 16,414 N (3,690 lbf) surpassing the previous record of 13,172 N or 2,961 lbf made by an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
A controversial measurement put the world-record alligator at 15 feet, 9 inches and some Mississippi hunters don't think it can be topped.