American alligator by danapommet
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This is an American alligator, about 10 feet long and sunning in a sandy area. They are cold blooded animals and they lay in direct sunlight, to replenish body heat. This photo was taken about 7 years ago with my old Minolta DiMage camera. Zoom works if you want to check out the teath. This is not a zoo alligator.
The following info is from Wikipedia:
An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two existing alligator species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for lizard, which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. The alligator is notorious for its bone-crushing bites. Alligators have a variety of successful adaptations to their ecological niche. The alligator has been described as a 'living fossil', having existed for 200 million years, beginning in the Mesozoic Era.
A large adult American alligator's weights about 800 pounds (360 kg) and is about 13 feet (4.0 meters) long, but can grow to 14.5 feet (4.4 meters) long and weigh over 1,000 pounds (450 kg). The largest alligator ever recorded, was found in Louisiana and measured 19 feet 2 inches (5.84 meters). The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 7 feet (2.1 meters) in length. Alligators have an average of 75 teeth. A specimen in the Riga Zoo, Latvia died in 2007 being more than 75 years old.
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Dana
Comments (38)
jocko500
he looks like he happy in the sun there. his billy mose likely is full of food too. wonderful looking image
mgtcs
WOW....He looks very dangerous Dana, marvelous capture, so close!!! Marvelous shot!
ia-du-lin
impressive photo, great shot
Faemike55
very cool capture, Dana all things considered, I'd just as soon put my hand in his mouth than to shake hands with a politician.
Chipka
What a shot! I love reptiles in general, though I can't say it's for their charming personalities...ah, but if you look closely at this shot, you can see that this alligator has very little brain space: charm, I've learned, one of the side-effects of big, wrinkly brains...reptiles don't have those. Oh well: they're still cool creatures (did I just make a pun?) I love the clarity of this shot and those teeth (probably the size of its brain) are quite impressive. It looks almost as if you actually got close to this shot. I like this immensely!
blinkings
Terrific Dana. I think it could have had it's exposure stopped down a little, but I bet it was hard to get everything down with this set of teeth glaring back at you! It's great that he's not in a zoo, as these are the type that I like to wrestle best! ERRRR gators don't have the skills to trace IP addresses do they? Anyway I use a proxy...and errr.......sorry Mr Gator...just kidding!
Katraz
I wouldn't like to be the dentist that has to check his teeth.
0rest4wicked
I'm not sure if that is even a face a Mother could trust, nice catch!
fallen21
Excellent capture.
jayfar
This is a superb capture Dana and great info, you really can see a smile!
jjoker
Dana, how did you get him to smile so big ?
durleybeachbum
Gosh, Dana! You must have been fairly close. It looks blissfully content!
whaleman
Great shot! I tend to stay away from anything that has more teeth than I do, lol!
rainbows
Too close for comfort, dear Dana. A wonderful capture, Hugs for all day. Di. xx
Bossie_Boots
Incredible capture one of your best !!
Rainastorm
I think I will just peek from here thanks lol wonderful capture Dana!!
dakotabluemoon
I will be sure as to not pick one of these up to snuggle just the babies and wow what teeth they have better to eat u with LOL.
flavia49
fantastic shot
Feliciti
wow what a closeup !!impressive reptile !!!
eekdog
cool gator!!
Mondwin
Marvelous capture my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo as usual!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
mariogiannecchini
Very impressive image , Dana ! Fantastic photo !
Rhanagaz
Great shot, Dana - it smiles for you! ;o)
jendellas
He has a lovely smile, his teeth are clean :o)
kbrog
Great close-up on it Dana! :) I've been down here 2 1/2 years now and still haven't seen one ouside the zoo. : I know they are around here, but they must be shy. To many Red-necks shooting at them! ;D
m_j_s
Wonderful capture Dana!! Zoom is terrific, the level of detail is excellent!
goodoleboy
Stellar clarity and texture in this pic of the handsome brute, Dana. They're a lot better looking than a crocodile.
mickeyrony
I'll make him listen to my blues he goes to sleep ..... lol A video I made, but good. Great catch still my friend. Thank you very much dfe share ((5 + +)) Je vais lui faire écouter mon blues il va dormir lol..... Un vidéo que j'ai fait Mais bon . Belle prise encore mon ami . Merci beaucoup dfe partager ((5++))
dochtersions
A stunning capture with those textures, and his 'big smile' :D !
MagikUnicorn
BIG ONE WITH CLEAN TEETH lol :) YOU ROCK DANA :)