American Alligator

Description:

In the water, alligators swim like fish; moving their pelvic regions and tails from side to side. Alligators have broad snouts. When the jaws are closed, the edge of the upper jaws covers the lower teeth which fit into depressions in the upper jaw.

Habitat:

Upper Texas Coast (UTC) 108 BRAZORIA NWR: Brazoria is a vital complex of coastal wetlands and prairie harboring more than 300 bird species. The refuge serves as an end point of the Central Flyway for waterfowl in winter, and an entry point for neotropical migratory songbirds tired from a 600-mile Gulf crossing from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Notes:

In the canal opposite Olney Pond: Stop 3 on the Big Slough Auto Tour.