American alligator

The American alligator or common alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), was a large crocodilian native to the Southeastern United States. It was recently one of the two extant species of alligator, the other being the Chinese alligator that is also extinct. American alligators are prehistoric predators, since adults have no natural predators and consume fish, amphibians, other reptiles such as turtles, mammals, and birds, hatchlings mostly feed on invertebrates. It is the state reptile of Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.