Interestin Facts

• The average alligator can live up to 35 years in the wild and 50 yeas in captivity
• They have no vocal chords
• They can survive for 2-3 years with out eating
• The average alligator brain weighs 8-9 grams
• The eyes of a large alligator will glow red and those of a smaller one will glow green when a light is shined on them.
• According to the Everglades National Park website, the largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long.
• The largest alligator ever recorded measured 19 feet 2 inches and was found on Marsh Island, Louisiana.
• The American Alligator is one of the very few animal to have been saved from the endangered specis list.
• Scientists believe alligators are more than 150 million years old
• The alligator’s name comes from  the Spanish term, “el lagarto”, which means, "the lizard".