15 Animals That Will Hunt You Back

15 Animals That Will Hunt You Back

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Alligators

Alligator
Alligator

Although known to be less aggressive than the larger crocodile (which is illegal to hunt in North America), attacks by alligators are not unheard of, especially in or near cloudy waters where the attack can often be a case of mistaken identity. Alligator bites are serious injuries, due to the reptile’s bite force and risk of infection. As human populations increase, and as they build houses in low-lying areas or fish or hunt near water, incidents are inevitable where alligators invade, or appear to invade, human life.

As with all crocodilians, and as opposed to many mammals where size eventually diminishes as the animal gets older, healthy alligators continue to grow throughout their lives and the oldest animals are the largest. Very old, large male alligators reach an expected maximum size of up to 15 feet in length, and weigh up to 1,000 pounds. But larger specimens have been reported.

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