| The American Alligator is the largest reptile
in North America growing up to 19 feet long. Females lay up to 60, 3",
hard-shelled eggs in a nest which she guards during the 9 week incubation
period. Their diet is mainly fish, birds, snakes, frogs, small mammals and
turtles. They have also been known to
eat deer and even
humans. Alligators can be distinguished from crocodiles because alligators
have a much more rounded snout. American Crocodiles are also only found
naturally in extreme southern Florida and the keys. |
