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per First Coast News:
As pictures of the massive 700-pound alligator spread across social media this week, many thought it was a hoax. Turns out it wasn't. The alligator is real and was living along Lake Blackshear, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The alligator was found in an irrigation ditch off of Lake Blackshear, according to Melissa Cummings with the Georgia DNR. It was 13 feet 4 inches long and weighed approximately 700 pounds.
According to the biologist, the animal had been in the irrigation ditch for close to a week, which Cummings said was very unusual behavior. Once it moved to land, biologists noticed several old gunshot wounds on the animal. However, because of its poor health, the alligator had to be put down, Cummings said.
“It’s a testament to Georgia’s alligator management program that alligators can grow to this size,” she said. “The only way these animals get this large is by avoiding humans.”
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/arti...orgia/77-e75b5435-05e8-4a1c-85dd-52103b83df8c
Go Gophers!!
As pictures of the massive 700-pound alligator spread across social media this week, many thought it was a hoax. Turns out it wasn't. The alligator is real and was living along Lake Blackshear, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The alligator was found in an irrigation ditch off of Lake Blackshear, according to Melissa Cummings with the Georgia DNR. It was 13 feet 4 inches long and weighed approximately 700 pounds.
According to the biologist, the animal had been in the irrigation ditch for close to a week, which Cummings said was very unusual behavior. Once it moved to land, biologists noticed several old gunshot wounds on the animal. However, because of its poor health, the alligator had to be put down, Cummings said.
“It’s a testament to Georgia’s alligator management program that alligators can grow to this size,” she said. “The only way these animals get this large is by avoiding humans.”
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/arti...orgia/77-e75b5435-05e8-4a1c-85dd-52103b83df8c
Go Gophers!!