American Alligator

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Native to southeastern United States - Most abundant in the coastal marshes of Louisiana. Harvested for their skins and meat. Once very rare due to persecution and overhunting - Legal protection has allowed populations to bounce back in many areas enough to allow legal harvesting for skins and meat

Alligator Alligators Marshes Mississippiensis Riverbank Wetlands

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