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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.
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]
The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. [4] It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. [5]
A controversial measurement put the world-record alligator at 15 feet, 9 inches and some Mississippi hunters don't think it can be topped.
Muja (Serbian Cyrillic: Муја; pronounced MOO-ya) [1] (hatched c. 1925–1935) is an American alligator living in the Belgrade Zoo and is the oldest known alligator in captivity. Having arrived at the zoo in 1937, Muja has lived through both the Axis and Allied bombings of Belgrade during World War II, as well as the NATO bombing of ...
The alligator was 13 feet and weighed 625 pounds. Alligator hunting in SC runs until Oct. 8. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators. Florida: 1.3 million alligators. Texas: 400,000 to 500,000 alligators.
Gomek in 1989 (aged 62) Gomek (1927 – March 6, 1997) was a large saltwater crocodile captured by George Craig in Papua New Guinea in 1968. [1] He was purchased by Terri and Arthur Jones in 1985 and was kept in Ocala, Florida, for five years before being sold to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida.