Alligator The Length Of Car Caught In Mississippi River, 13-Foot Man Eater

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Dustin Bockman with record-setting Mississippi Alligator

Forget the Lochness monster, there’s Alligators the size of cars swimming around in American Rivers.   Dustin Bockman, Ryan Bockman and Cole Landers were cruising the Mississippi during the state’s limited time, gator hunting season  when they came across something in the water that was massive.  From head to tail, it was near the length of a Nissan Versa.  It was not an automobile though.  Instead the trio of fellas stumbled across the heaviest alligator in the state’s history.

How long and heavy was this monstrous reptile?   It was 13-feet long .  The weight was equivalent to over 3 average sized men, 727 pounds.

As soon as the beast was hauled back to shore, the Mississippi alligator hunting program’s coordinator, Ricky Flint, was notified.    After further investigation and an official check, the gator became the biggest ever caught in the state.

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