Rolf Nussbaumer / American alligator {Alligator mississippiensis} floating at water surface, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Doug Perrine / American alligator {Alligator mississippiensis} Florida, USA.

LYNN M. STONE / Shoes, belts and purses made from American alligator skin / leather, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American alligator at water surface, Florida, USA (Alligator mississippiensis) captive

Peter Scoones / American alligator underwater (alligator mississippiensis) Silver Springs, Florida, USA captive

John Cancalosi / American alligator {Alligator mississippiensis} leucistic, captive, USA

David Kjaer / American Alligator female carrying baby on head. Texas, USA

Niall Benvie / American alligator (A. mississippiensis) teeth. C. PY, USA. Pennsylvania

Peter Scoones / American alligator underwater (alligator mississippiensis) Florida

Rolf Nussbaumer / American alligator submerged {Alligator mississipiensis} Sanibel Is, Florida, USA.

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) three large adults laying in shallow water, Florida

Tim Fitzharris / American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), North America