are there alligators in the missouri river?
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While alligators aren't native to Missouri because they can't live through the cold winters, there have been sightings of the reptiles in the St. Louis area, such as when police found a 2-foot gator in a De Soto creek in 2010 and when a fisherman pulled in a small gator from a St.
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"There are a lot of alligators in parts of South Texas, and some really big ones, especially along the Nueces River," said Amos Cooper, who runs TPWD's alligator programs. ... And it's not just along the rivers.
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No, alligators can't live in Missouri, since they wouldn't survive the cold weather during winter.
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No alligators. Crocodiles, yes, though. There are crocs in the lagoon by the restaurants, also in the mangroves if you take the jungle tour to the reef as well as in Crococun Zoo south of the hotel zone.
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STONE COUNTY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation is clearing the air following a Facebook hoax that claimed it was releasing alligators into Table Rock Lake. ... Alligators are not native to Missouri; however, rare sightings have been reported.
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Oklahoma has a native alligator population, but that's in the far southeastern part of the state in McCurtain County. It's almost unheard of to ever see one in this part of Oklahoma.
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Alligators are freshwater creatures and do not live in saltwater. ... I have never heard of an incident in Punta Gorda involving gators in canals or even in the Peace River where they live.
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Alligators have been reported off and on in the river and impoundments for years. One story that has also been around for years was the one dam builders passed along when building the various lakes for Alabama Power on the Coosa.
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Alligators are found naturally in South Carolina's portion of the Catawba River, called the Wateree River, but only as it gets closer to the coast.
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Jackson County may be home to a 1,000-pound alligator in the fertile waters of the Pascagoula River. "There is no question that the coastal region, especially the Pascagoula River, is home to some of the largest alligators in Mississippi," Flynt said.
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Waterways near Vicksburg are home to some of the world's biggest, baddest alligators. Deep in the murky waters of Mississippi swim prodigious creatures of the abyss. These river monsters are found all over the state from Vicksburg to Brookhaven, and McComb to Natchez.
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American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can be found throughout the coastal regions of the Southeast, with North Carolina being their northernmost known habitat. They thrive in NC swamps, rivers, canals, tidal basins, and even ponds and lakes along the coastline and eastern inland regions.
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The short answer is alligators are everywhere in Florida, but chances are you won't see one in St. Augustine. At one point and time, the American Alligator was almost extinct. Now they can be found in golf course lakes and along river beds all over the state.
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Nonetheless, alligators are more prevalent in some regions than they were several decades ago, mostly due to protective regulations that were begun with the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s. ... A population of alligators in the Potomac River in D.C. would not be particularly surprising under those circumstances.
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Alligators are native to North Carolina but Lake Norman is very far inland (beyond the normal alligator habitat), but it isnt impossible for alligators to wander.
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But even Lake Waco and area streams seem to have a steady or growing population of the reptiles. According to renowned wildlife expert Fred Gehlbach, wild populations of alligators have been present in the Brazos River near Waco for a long time.
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... you can find gators, birds and nude sunbathers. This gator along the river was as long as my kayak. ... Special to the Record-Eagle photos/Mike TerrellLimestone cliffs line much of the upper Suwannee River. Turtles enjoy the Florida sunshine.