The old record for the largest gator ever legally hunt in Alabama was , until this workweek , moderate by 14 - foot , 2 - in , 838 - Ezra Pound specimen caught in 2011 . But now that purity goes to an even larger critter .
The monster brought in by the Stokes and Jenkins class was easy measured at 15 feet tenacious . But the first attempt at weigh it “ completely destroyed the windlass gathering used to easily hoist most intermediate gators , ” harmonise toAL.com . Thanks to the assistance of a green backhoe , state biologists denote the new record at 1011.5 Lebanese pound .
“ alligator are still protected by law , ” according to the state’swildlife services website , but “ Alabama has establish a program for limited hunt in an effort to control populations and increase the beast ’s wariness to humans . ”
Let ’s get something clear : we ’re sharing these photograph not to glorify the hunting of monster fauna for mutation , but instead to marvel at the sheer size of this beautiful wight . Just look at those claws !
Little dog , handsome gator .
Lots more photo atAL.com
[ AL.comviaSlate ]
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