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American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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32.52, -89.93

Field Notes

Description:

2.5 foot long juvenile that was very red. It was quite hefty and looked to be in good health.

Habitat:

Found basking in a small clearing alongside the dirt/gravel road in the floodplain.

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Comments (13)

DA EYE OF THE TIGER alligator tiger confirm lolololol
Thank you all! It was such a thrill for me to have this opportunity! Everything came together for this.
That is possibly the coolest Alligator iv'e ever seen!
Great spotting Lisa,beautiful,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations Lisa! This beautiful series has earned you a Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156985820790603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/738520663984607232
Thank you all! It was such an amazing opportunity!
I like the series, Lisa...it looks a lot like much more than 2.5 feet long.

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