I went and visited that swamp almost 20 years ago. Our boat got swarmed as well with about 40 gators. They were mostly around 3 to 6 foot long. My ex-wife was freaking out. I pollinated out that they were pretty small and had never heard of them climbing into a boat. I am sure they are bigger now.
Alligators are cannibalistic.
The bigger gators will attack and eat the smaller ones.
Most will not survive an attack and those that do will have missing limbs or tails. And they probably won’t survive long.
Over time the population will stabilize and the Law of The Jungle will rule........................