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American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Field Notes

Description:

An albino alligator but I'm not sure which species of alligator.

Habitat:

I think swamp.

Notes:

I found it in the small pond it was found in and I was shocked at the site of seeing an albino alligator so I took a picture and got scared and strayed away from it.

Species ID Suggestions

American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Comments (2)
keithp2012
That does look like a pretty realistic environment, if it is in captivity they did a spectacular job replicating natural habitat!
Aaron_G
This was seriously in the wild and not from a zoo display? I ask because while white alligators occur naturally in the wild, they usually don't survive long due to standing out to predators and burning in the sunshine.

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PublishedJune 13, 2013

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