American Alligator

The American Alligator is a large freshwater reptile native to the Southeastern United States. The American Alligators typically live in bayous, swamps, and cypresses, though, they are pretty much in every freshwater area you can find in the southeastern United States. In the United States, they can be found typically in Florida Or Louisiana. Contrary to popular belief, alligators are not green, nor are they that aggressive, those rightfully belong to Crocodiles. Or a close cousin to alligators. Instead, alligators are typically blue, to navy blue, to dark grey, to a black color. They are typically non-aggressive, and will flee in the presence of a human on land.

There are many ways to distinguish a crocodile from an alligator. But the easiest other than color and aggression, is based on the shape of the snout. Alligators have a wide and broad U shaped snout. While crocodiles have a narrow and slim V shaped jaw. Crocodiles also tend to have long teeth that can be seen both from the top and the bottom. The only place in the world where they are both are present in Central to South Florida.

The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis), is also the largest species of alligator in genus and subfamily alligator (Also known as Alligatorinae). They are also the largest species of Alligatoroid in the family Alligatoridae.

The sign in Florida said: “No feeding the American Alligator hallucinogenics” or whatever that meant.

by FloridaMannnnn October 12, 2025

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