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Alligator mississippiensis
Welcome to Louisiana! This little guy was really trying to give us a surprise welcome. Wiki: A large adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4.0 m (13.1 ft) long[citation needed], but can grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb).[2] The largest ever recorded was found in Louisiana and measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft).
American alligators are found in the southeast United States: all of Florida and Louisiana, the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, coastal South and North Carolina, Eastern Texas, the southeast corner of Oklahoma and the southern tip of Arkansas. According to the 2005 Scholastic Book of World Records, Louisiana is the state with the largest alligator population. The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state. Southern Florida is the only place where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side.
Spotted on Nov 28, 2013
Submitted on Nov 28, 2013
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