Tag: alligator

erydumaenhir:

strangebiology:

justinalanarnold:

Two-headed alligator spotted in Tampa, Florida along the Hillsborough River in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, this alligator has been reported by several people. They explained that failed separation of monozygotic twins is common in reptiles and amphibians but they rarely reach this juvenile state.

I checked this out online…no sign of photoshop! This is honestly the first time I’ve seen a dicephalic, non-infant animal in the wild!

It’s hard to tell, but it still does look pretty young! That’s super cool.

It looks relatively healthy, too, not emaciated or anything. I’d be in favor of scooping it up to put it in a zoo and keep it alive longer, but it seems to be doing OK for now. Might have more difficulty when it has to sneak up on larger prey as it grows. That can’t be very hydrodynamic, either.

teamnowalls:

the amount of floridian energy emanating from here is ridiculous 

Despite the absurdity of punching at its face, this is a decent way to deal with an alligator if you have to get rid of one. Get somebody to distract the head end (but tell them NOT to put their hands near its mouth!!) and get somebody else to grab+push the tail end while the head end is distracted.

If at all possible, though, leave it alone. Alligators aren’t really all that aggressive, they just wanna chill. If you can, just stay away from the fat pre-dinosaur.