alabama female alligator wrestler in the 50s

Alligators are rarely found south of the Rio Grande drainage. The northern range is limited by low winter temperatures. They can be found in almost any type of fresh water, but population densities are greatest in wetlands with an abundant food supply and adjacent marsh habitat for nesting. Viable alligator populations are found in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The American alligator is found in wetlands throughout the coastal plain of the southeastern United States. American alligators and crocodiles are similar in physical size, whereas caimans are 40% smaller. American crocodiles and caimans are olive-brown in color and have more pointed snouts.

The American alligator is distinguished from the American crocodile and caiman by its more rounded snout and black and yellow-white coloration. The other native crocodilian is the American crocodile ( Crocodylus acutus). The American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis) is one of 22 crocodilian species worldwide.

Alabama female alligator wrestler in the 50s