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A History of the Alligator Floridas Favorite Reptile ~ Author Donald D Spencer a noted Florida historian tells the Alligators story through more than 270 vintage postcards including the alligators criminal record as he documents alligator attacks throughout the states history Featuring Alligator Border cards and with approximate costs of all the postcards shown postcard collectors

A History of the Alligator Floridas Favorite Reptile ~ The sport of Alligator hunting and wrestling are explored along with popular Alligator Farms in Orlando Palm Beach St Augustine Tampa and St Petersburg A History of the Alligator Floridas Favorite Reptile 2499 Schiffer Publishing

Florida History Florida’s alligators were here first a ~ This week in “Florida Time” a weekly column on Florida’s history we discuss the everpopular alligator From how long the reptile has been around to where it got its nickname

A history of the alligator Floridas favorite reptile ~ Get this from a library A history of the alligator Floridas favorite reptile Donald D Spencer Overview Alligators have intrigued Floridas explorers tourists photographers and residents for more than 500 years and become symbols mascots pets medicine handbags food luggage

Alligator mississippiensis Florida Museum of Natural History ~ Fossils of the American alligator are found throughout much of Florida Fig 1 Not surprisingly given the species’ preferred habitats today swamps lakes and rivers its fossils are most common at sites formed in freshwater habitats and are typically found together with species having similar ecologic preferences such as aquatic turtles wading birds and ducks and frogs

State Reptile Florida Department of State ~ In 1987 the Florida legislature designated the American alligator Alligator mississippiensis as the official state reptile Long an unofficial symbol of the state the alligator originally symbolized Floridas extensive untamed wilderness and swamps

American Alligator FWC Florida Fish And Wildlife ~ Appearance The American alligator is a large aquatic reptile and is one of two crocodilians native to Florida Alligators can be distinguished from the American crocodile by head shape and color Alligators have a broad rounded snout with no lower teeth visible when their jaw is closed The American crocodile has a narrow snout

HISTORY – St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park ~ The St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park began in the late nineteenth century as a small exhibition of Florida reptiles and soon became a quintessential Florida attraction Today it functions as a modern zoo serving the public and the scientific community with educational shows and exhibits important research and worldwide conservation efforts

alligator Description Habitat Size Diet Facts ~ The Chinese alligator A sinensis is a much smaller littleknown reptile found in the Yangtze River region of China It is similar to the larger form but attains a maximum length of about 21 metres 7 feet—although usually to 15 metres—and is blackish with faint yellowish markings