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Question about that new Arkansas alligator record
Posted on 9/29/20 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 9/29/20 at 5:47 pm
13' 11.5" and 800 lbs beat the old Arkansas record of 13' 10" and 1380 lbs. Yeah, I know we've all seen the pictures. Big gator for sure. I'm just wondering about the 580 lb. difference in weight for two alligators about the same length. That seems odd to me, but I ain't seen very many gators, either. Is that weight difference unusual?
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The previous record for longest alligator, per the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, measured 13 feet, 10 inches, and weighed 1,380 pounds, as noted by KATV.
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Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:03 pm to BFIV
Big male vs big female if I had to guess.
We used to have an absolute monster behind the house.
Anyone who was in the grosse tete area in the 70s and 80s can attest to it.
Used to have a sign by the water "lazy lou" people would toss meat to her.
We used to have an absolute monster behind the house.
Anyone who was in the grosse tete area in the 70s and 80s can attest to it.
Used to have a sign by the water "lazy lou" people would toss meat to her.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:08 pm to X123F45
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Big male vs big female if I had to guess.
Does that mean his ____ could be 580 pounds!!!!!!! Talk about giving me a complex
Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:16 pm to BFIV
Diet and habitat. Alligators that live in higher current habitat and higher fish diet tend to be larger.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:28 pm to chew4219
I always thought coastal gators usually weighed less than swamp/northern gators.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:34 pm to X123F45
It would be extremely rare for a female to get that big. We've been hunting them my whole life and the biggest female we've ever caught was just over 9'.
For what its worth, biggest male was 12'-6" in Gibson.
For what its worth, biggest male was 12'-6" in Gibson.
Posted on 9/29/20 at 6:46 pm to chew4219
Probably something to do with location/ habitat
A marsh gator or river gator may move around a a lot expending more energy to find resources therefore skinnier A gator in a landlocked environment that doesn’t have to move around too much gets fat.
Hell if I know
A marsh gator or river gator may move around a a lot expending more energy to find resources therefore skinnier A gator in a landlocked environment that doesn’t have to move around too much gets fat.
Hell if I know
Posted on 9/29/20 at 7:55 pm to BFIV
Crap scales is my guess
Posted on 9/29/20 at 8:24 pm to BFIV
The real question is why isn’t the weight the determining factor for the record?
Posted on 9/29/20 at 11:50 pm to Hermit Crab
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The real question is why isn’t the weight the determining factor for the record?
Yeah that’s what I wanna know.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 5:51 am to GREENHEAD22
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I always thought coastal gators usually weighed less than swamp/northern gators.
They do, several contributing factors though. Mainly higher population density, less natural predation, less availability of food sources. But the biggest contributor is likely the salinity levels in which they deal with.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:29 am to chew4219
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Diet and habitat. Alligators that live in higher current habitat and higher fish diet tend to be larger.
better cholesterol too
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