Florida Alligators

The alligator is the mascot of the university of florida.

Florida alligators. Florida gators football winners and losers from cfb week 3. Female alligators rarely exceed 10 feet in length but males can grow much larger. Mississippiensis and the chinese alligator a. Sinensis additionally several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.

Carsten keiffer a father of two paramedic was hunting alligators with friends on lake jesup in florida last week when a 12 foot reptile leaped into the air and latched onto his right arm. The florida state record for length is a 14 foot 3 1 2 inch male from lake washington in brevard county. Gators see virus spike in all athletics. Mark johnson 61 said he was walking along the canal last sunday in port.

Dinosaurs an alligator s heart has four chambers most reptiles have 3 the american alligator is known as the largest reptile in north america. Florida alligators are showing their true flexibility and range social media has caught one climbing a fence and another swimming in a flooded road. The name alligator is probably an. Alligators first appeared during the oligocene epoch about 37 million years ago.

Diet and condition of american alligators in three central florida lakes. Taking a look at big ten s return app state s disappointing loss and more from this week s action. Alligators are the official state reptile of florida. An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus alligator of the family alligatoridae the two living species are the american alligator a.

The abc action news app brings you the latest trusted news and informatio. The florida record for weight is a 1 043 pound 13 feet. A florida man out walking his dog was attacked by an alligator and nearly dragged into a canal behind his home.