Adult females tend to be 2.6m (8.2 feet) in length Males grow approximately to 3.4 m (11.2 feet) feet in length. An adult alligator tens to weight in at around 360 kg (800 pounds).

One of the easy ways to distinguish an alligator from a crocodile is by looking at the teeth, provided you care to get that close. The large fourth tooth in the lower jaw fits into the upper jaw and is not visible when the mouth is closed. In crocodiles this is not the case.

Alligators make good mothers, they go as far as carrying unhatched eggs to the water and gently break the egg with their teeth to allow the hatchling to emerge.

Alligator’s jaw muscles used for biting are very strong. However, the muscles an alligator uses to open its mouth are weak—one can hold the jaw shut with bare hands or a piece of duct tape. (Not adviced to try this.)

To run in a zigzag to escape an alligator is a myth.

Airplanes in America collide with an average of 1 alligator a year on runways (according to federal records).

Also, not all photography is serious :)