re: Swamp People - History Channel

Most people(95%) that see an alligator in the wild will guess it to be twice as big as they really are. I have hunted gators for most of my life and have seen them from all parts of the state. Gators from the marsh are long and skinny,while gator from the basin are much fatter. I think this is because of the major river systems. A 10 footer from the marsh may weight 200-300 ilbs. where a gator from the basin can be 300-800ilbs. I have personally put my hands on one that went 1200+ ilbs.Females do not get as big as males do, in fact it is very rare to kill one over 7ft. Just watch the show and see the difference in the gators that Juinor and troy kills compared to the others.

I am not going to say that a 16ft gator doesn't exist.But I will be willing to bet that you have never seen one and if you have call me so we can go kill it. Because I have been waiting to see one for a long time. By the way the season opens today.