Hunters catch 'monster' 14-foot alligator in Texas, netizens calls it 'once-in-a-lifetime gator'

Hunters caught a 14-foot "once in a lifetime" alligator in Texas.

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Updated Sep 24, 2022, 13:17 IST

Hunters catch 'monster' 14-foot alligator in Texas, netizens calls it 'once-in-a-lifetime gator' | Image: Facebook

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

A photo of the hunters posing with the dead alligator was posted on the wildlife management area's Facebook page
In the picture, the alligator is seen lying on the ground with its mouth propped open with a stick
The reptile was a male weighing 781 pounds (about 345 kilograms), with a total length of 14 feet and 2.5 inches

Florida hunters caught a 14-foot "once in a lifetime" alligator in the James E Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area in Texas.

A photo of the hunters posing with the dead alligator was posted on the wildlife management area's Facebook page on September 17 after a four-day hunting event between September 12 and 16.

In the picture, the alligator is seen lying on the ground with its mouth propped open with a stick.

The reptile was a male weighing 781 pounds (about 345 kilograms), with a total length of 14 feet and 2.5 inches.

"Once-in-a-lifetime gator."

"Wow! He is huge."

"That's a big boy."

"How do you land something that big?!?! That had to be a fight getting him to the station."

Usually, male alligators tend to be around 11.2 feet long, according to the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

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