10 Incredible Alligator Facts

A-Z Animals ^ | 8/21/23 | Emmanuel Kingsly

[DallasBiff]

Native to the Southern US and China, alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) among the largest reptiles in the world. They look very similar to their cousins, crocodiles, which people often mistake them for. However, while crocodiles have a broad and short U-shaped snout, that of the crocodile is V-shaped and pointed. If you study them carefully, you’ll notice more differences. There are numerous exciting, unique facts to learn about this fascinating reptile. For example, did you know that alligators have two eyelids and are related to dinosaurs? We bet you didn’t. If you’re interested in learning more exciting information about alligators, there’s more where that came from.

[DallasBiff]

Hey it's Friday, mods pull if not appropriate.

35 years ago I was working at a WDW resort, that had a 10 ft. deep pond, and a 6 ft. alligator showed up. He would sun himself on the grass, and we called him "sunny", we told all guests, to stay away from him.

But that didn't work with a New Yorker who tried to pet "Sunny" and was chased by Sunny.

A day after a gator trap was installed, with a dead chicken as bait.

Yes I know gators are dangerous, and people and children have died, but it is an humouros story.

[FamiliarFace]

Gator ping!

[Red Badger]

“...while crocodiles have a broad and short U-shaped snout, that of the crocodile...”

Editor!.....................

[Sirius Lee]

They also don’t taste all that good, I don’t care how much sauce you use.

[V_TWIN]

“If you’re interested in learning more exciting information about alligators, there’s more where that came from.”

All I need to know is as long as you cook it right the tail meat is DELISH! 😁

[FamiliarFace]

Editors! We don’t need no stinkin’ editors!

[AF_Blue]

You’re not using the right sauce.

[Red Badger]

Used to live behind the Florida Alligator Farm on US1 between Callahan and Hilliard. They stink................

[Sirius Lee]

You’re not using the right sauce.

No, it's a matter of eating the right animal, and a gator ain't it.

[z3n]

[John S Mosby]

Gators have U shaped snout— that’s easy. Crocs— like Nile Crocs have huge V shaped wider at the join of the upper and lower jaws. Crushing force of.... tons. Gators have almost as much depending on the side. You can hold the jaws shut with one hand (weak “opening” muscles) but don’t let them squirm around and shake your hand into an open jaw— curtains for that hand, and maybe more.

[Red Badger]

Also crocs teeth on outside, alligators inside...............

[ladyjane]

The other eyelid isn’t a real eyelid, it’s a nictitating membrane that slides across the eye. Many animals have them.

[kawhill]

That’s what we need on the southern border, in the Rio Grande River, gators, lot’s of them. That would be a deterrent to the illegals trying to cross. “Come on in boys, the water’s fine”.

[ansel12]

As kids we used to catch snapping turtles in the drainage ditch and follow that on down to Buffalo Bayou (Houston) to do stuff in the jungle there which is where we caught a baby alligator and added it to the snapping turtle pond we had dug in the backyard, we used bamboo vaulting poles to keep us on the banks of the very large drainage ditch and also to pole vault across it at some points and of course to mess with the various creatures, turtles, water moccasins, and whatever else was in the path of the prefeminized boys of America.

This was in the days when no one knew what the little boys were doing all day and didn’t care.

[Bonemaker]

Any cajuns on here? Where is the best spot to shoot them?

[mabarker1]

Wallygator says "Hi !!!

[xoxox]

11. Machines Programmed to Kill. Useful only as a side dish to barbeque.

[FLT-bird]

GO GATORS!

[dfwgator]

ORANGE!