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A group of Mississippi hunters have broken the state record for the longest alligator ever captured in the state with a 14-foot-3-inch reptile weighing just over 800 pounds.
There's a new record in the state of Mississippi for the biggest alligator caught on public land. The monster is 12 ft and 7 and 7/8 inches long, making it the biggest by an eighth of an inch.
This alligator was too big to be a female, and the longest female alligator ever recorded in the state was caught in 2022 by Jim Denson and measured 10 feet, 2 inches. "As soon as she came up we ...
The largest reported individual size was a male killed in 1890 by Edward McIlhenny [28] on Marsh Island, Louisiana, and reportedly measured at 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in) in length, but no voucher specimen was available, since the American alligator was left on a muddy bank after having been measured due to having been too massive to relocate. [26]
Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator) Sex: Male: Hatched: 1936 Mississippi U.S. Died: May 22, 2020 (aged 83–84) Moscow, Russia: Known for: One of the longest-lived alligators in captivity Rumored to have been Adolf Hitler's pet: Residence: Moscow Zoo prev. Berlin Zoological Garden: Named after: Saturn prev. Adolf Hitler
The Mississippi River is home to the alligator, one of the most fierce predators in North America. These big reptiles grow big in this habitat. Find out how big they can get by watching this video ...
Wildlife officials shot the alligator, which was still holding the lifeless body of the boy 20 hours later. [44] [46] October 3, 1993 Grace Eberhart, 70, female: Florida — She was killed by one or more alligators at Lake Serenity, Sumter County. She died of a broken neck caused by an alligator bite to the throat and head. [44] [46] June 19, 1993
The Pearl River flood made it possible for two Mississippi men to break the state record for longest female alligator. Mississippi alligator hunters bagged a new state record. It could be 100 ...