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They are found in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Some of these locations appear to be relatively recent introductions, with often small but reproductive populations. [72] Louisiana has the largest American alligator population of any U.S. state.
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
KC Pet Project, which called off its search for the alligator six days ago, received an anonymous tip that the alligator was found near Lakeview Middle School, where it went missing 10 days earlier.
A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators. ... 2,000 to 3,000 alligators. North Carolina: 1,000 alligators.
Alligators are native only to the United States and China. [19] [20] American alligators are found in the southeast United States: all of Florida and Louisiana; the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; coastal South and North Carolina; East Texas, the southeast corner of Oklahoma, and the southern tip of Arkansas.
Silver carp are found in large rivers and tributaries across the state. If you catch one, don’t throw it back — these fish can be eaten or used as cut bait to catch other fish.
Before their formal designation as state reptiles, Florida's alligator, Maryland's terrapin, and Texas's horned lizard were all mascots of a major in-state university. West Virginia's timber rattlesnake was an early American flag element dating back to 1775.
The FWC estimates that the state is home to approximately 1.3m alligators of every size across its 67 counties, which offer around 6.7m acres of suitable wetland habitats for the animals.