Doug Perrine / Snout of approaching American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Everglades, 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

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

Jim Brandenburg / American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) floating at water surface, Everglades National Park, Florida

Peter Scoones / American alligator underwater. Florida, USA

Peter Scoones / American alligator underwater. Silver Springs, Florida, USA