American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator
American Alligator
American Alligators
The American Alligator, usually called just the Alligator, is one of two living alligator species and is native to the southeastern United States, especially to Louisiana and Florida.
American Alligator teeth Teeth
American Alligator snout Snout
American Alligator smile Smile
The name comes from the Spanish for lizard, el lagarto. Alligators have a much more rounded snout than crocodiles and have no salt gland (to extract salt from saline water).
American Alligator
American Alligator
A massive predator on land and in (fresh) water, male American Alligators can grow typically to some 4.5 metres (15 feet) and have been known in excess of 5 metres.
American Alligator
American Alligator
American Alligator old photo
They are hunted and farmed for leather and meat.
Baby American Alligator Baby American Alligator
Baby American Alligator Baby Alligator
American Alligator Juvenile alligator
Alligator with terrapin
Alligator with terrapin
Alligator with red slider terrapin
Do terrapins sit near alligators for protection from predators? Alligator diet is any fish or meat that will fit in their huge jaws.