alligator-hunts.com Home Page Expeditions You'll need to furnish Contact Information Pictures Rates Book Your Hunt All about Alligators Introduction Range, Habitat & Size Nesting Harvesting Ranching & Resource		Acadiane' Expeditions, Ltd.: Introduction The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)is the largest reptile in North America.The first reptiles appeared 300 million years ago and ancestors of the American alligator appeared 160 million years ago. Reptiles are cold-blooded animals, which means their body temperature is regulated by the temperature of the environment around them. This is why alligators are seen basking in the sun, trying to regulate their body temperature. Because alligators are cold-blooded, their body rates are slowed down during the winter month to the point where they can no longer catch food efficiently. For this reason, alligators enter underground holes and remain dormant throughout the winter months.

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