[xone]

several feet short

Gonna have to see a link for that.

[Kirkwood]

Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council
http://alligatorfur.com/alligator/alligator.htm

See under the section on size. The record in Louisiana is 19 ft 2 in. This is more believable because it is the website for the industry that controls the state’s official alligator harvests.