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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Field Notes

Description:

This one was about 5 feet long, but they can get much larger. They are dark, almost black. Alligators have a rounded snout, crocodiles posses a more pointed snout

Habitat:

Southern swamps and river systems.

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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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