wierd_world on Instagram: "The largest alligator ever recorded, though unofficially verified, was reported to be 19 feet 2 inches (5.8 meters) long. ​This massive alligator was reportedly killed on Marsh Island, Louisiana, in 1890. However, the size was measured using a shotgun barrel and was never officially verified by naturalists or a governing body. ​For officially verified modern records, the records are generally: ​Longest Verified Alligator: 15 feet 9 inches (4.8 meters), which weighed 1,

BlackAndWhite on Instagram: "Meet the true monarch of the wetlands—a massive American alligator stretching an astonishing 13 feet and weighing nearly 600 pounds, a living relic that looks as though it wandered out of the age of dinosaurs. Creatures of this scale are the elite few, the extreme upper limit of what their species can become, and they embody the raw power and ancient design that have allowed alligators to survive for millions of years. With jaws capable of crushing bone, scales tough