The alligator will fight its own kind over “property disputes” and other threats to its habitat.

Though the population is currently stable, the American Alligator was formerly listed as endangered.Īlligators are known to “self manage” their population, according to Hart. Hart says the DNR estimates there to be around 100,000 alligators in the state. He was just kind of doing his thing, and it just happened to be in the pond behind the house.” “It wasn’t like he was attacking a human or anything like that.

“We just don’t want the alligator to be bothered… that’s nature,” said Soper. Soper and his parents are hesitant to disclose the exact location and details of where the alligator incident occurred.

“It is just the circle of life,” Hart said. Unfortunately for the baby, the noise attracts larger males who would happily snack on easy prey.” “They’ll call out in distress and the mothers will respond. “It happens all the time with baby alligators,” said Castleberry. However, catching an interaction like this on camera is still rare because larger alligators of this size aren’t as common anymore. Joshua Castleberry, the environmental and natural resources chair of Central Carolina Technical College, said though he understands the initial shock factor of the video, this is fairly common in nature. Just days before the incident, they witnessed a baby gator get eaten by the same six-foot-long alligator that was prey in the video. Soper says that his family members are no strangers to wildlife. Department of Natural Resources, said the alligators are “not monsters, just wild animals.” Morgan Hart, an alligator program biologist with the S.C. This phenomenon has made shocking video seem a lot worse than it is. The nervous system of an alligator is similar to that of a chicken, and the carcass will continue to flail for moments after death. “(The fact that) he even had a chance to capture it on camera and just be able to see all that…that’s not at all a very common occurrence.” “(He) was kind of amazed that it happened,” said Soper. Soper says his father was enjoying a day on his porch when he witnessed the 12-foot-long alligator devour a smaller gator. The prey in the video was a smaller alligator that had already drowned shortly before, according to Taylor Soper, who originally posted the video on Twitter. The alligator species is widely known to feed on dead carcasses called carrion. Rockin' Rollin' From the Original Master Tapes Bill Haley & the Comets: Members Edition Greatest Hits Later Alligator 3 for 3: Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins Roots of Rock & Roll Still Rockin' Around the Clock: Encore Collection Rock Around the Clock Shake Rattle & Roll The Warner Brothers Years & More The Warner Brothers Years & More The Warner Brothers Years & More Mr.A recent viral video captured in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, exposed an alligator’s cannibalistic palate and created misconceptions about the reptile’s eating habits that wildlife experts are working hard to dispel. See you later alligator, so long, that's all, goodbye I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you mean it just for play She said I'm sorry pretty daddy, you know my love is just for you When I though of what she told me, nearly made me lose my head See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile Well, I saw my baby walkin' with another man today