Started By
Message
Alligators in Mississippi
Posted on 3/4/22 at 10:03 am
Posted on 3/4/22 at 10:03 am
Stumbled upon this earlier today but are there really alligators in Mississippi this far north?
>
Several different sources saying this but I find it strange how they aren't even officially in Tuscaloosa but they're supposedly all over the place in MS. There's been a few sightings in Tuscaloosa but it's rare enough to make the news when someone sees one
Edit: Apparently things have rapidly escalated in Tuscaloosa... from 2021
LINK
> Several different sources saying this but I find it strange how they aren't even officially in Tuscaloosa but they're supposedly all over the place in MS. There's been a few sightings in Tuscaloosa but it's rare enough to make the news when someone sees one
Edit: Apparently things have rapidly escalated in Tuscaloosa... from 2021
LINK
This post was edited on 3/4/22 at 10:08 am
13
Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:55 am to Bama Bird
gators have made it to Central Arkansas baw
Posted on 3/4/22 at 2:15 pm to Bama Bird
Gators Adapt
Posted on 3/4/22 at 4:11 pm to Bama Bird
They used to be plentiful in the Chesapeake Bay region. As the planet warms up areas they used to thrive in are becoming habitable for them once again. 8-9 months out of the year an alligator should thrive in most of Arkansas and then slip into hibernation until things warm up again.
Nile, Ganges, and Saltwater crocodiles get all the press because, well, they are a lot more lively... but the American Alligator is ridiculously capable of surviving. They don't need a huge hunting territory. They can survive cold snaps. They aren't hyper aggressive to the point we have to shoot them on sight.
Nile, Ganges, and Saltwater crocodiles get all the press because, well, they are a lot more lively... but the American Alligator is ridiculously capable of surviving. They don't need a huge hunting territory. They can survive cold snaps. They aren't hyper aggressive to the point we have to shoot them on sight.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 9:43 pm to Bama Bird
Classmate's father ran over one on highway 25 outside of Starkville...damn near 30 years ago.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 10:20 pm to Bama Bird
In the 80s gators were uncommon in most of Leflore/Grenada/Carroll Counties (where the 55 and uncommon intersect on the map), now there are common.
Additionally over the past 25 years, gators have become much more common in Central MS.
Additionally over the past 25 years, gators have become much more common in Central MS.
This post was edited on 3/5/22 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:29 pm to Bama Bird
Yes they are all over the Tibbe Creek area near West Point in Golden Triangle. We used to spotlight them in the Tombigbee. My uncles dog was drug into the water by a gator in Oktibbeha Refuge just outside Starkville.
This post was edited on 3/4/22 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 3/5/22 at 11:29 pm to Fatboy22
quote:
Yes they are all over the Tibbe Creek area near West Point in Golden Triangle. We used to spotlight them in the Tombigbee. My uncles dog was drug into the water by a gator in Oktibbeha Refuge just outside Starkville.
When I was at state I heard of a guys hunting dog get eaten by a gator at the refuge.
Posted on 3/5/22 at 11:41 pm to Bama Bird
There are gators along the Tennessee river in North Alabama. The Wheeler wildlife Refuge has quite a few of them.
This post was edited on 3/5/22 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 3/6/22 at 6:41 am to Mstate
quote:
When I was at state I heard of a guys hunting dog get eaten by a gator at the refuge.
Within a few years states are going to have set up limited hunting programs to take the biggest gators out of the waterways. As long as we don't over hunt the species will be just fine, but I think the population is healthy enough for small batch hunting right now.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 9:58 am to Bama Bird
The Mississippi River is fed by thousands of tributaries across the South. Alligators can swim.
Shouldn't be that unbelievable.
Shouldn't be that unbelievable.
Posted on 3/7/22 at 10:30 am to TideSaint
I understand that 
The surprising part is how quickly they've expanded northward. 15 years ago it was unheard of for alligators to be in Lake Tuscaloosa/BWR and now they're warning everyone that they're native to the area. It's incredible
The surprising part is how quickly they've expanded northward. 15 years ago it was unheard of for alligators to be in Lake Tuscaloosa/BWR and now they're warning everyone that they're native to the area. It's incredible
Posted on 3/7/22 at 3:04 pm to Bama Bird
quote:
I understand that
The surprising part is how quickly they've expanded northward. 15 years ago it was unheard of for alligators to be in Lake Tuscaloosa/BWR and now they're warning everyone that they're native to the area. It's incredible
The population has bounced back and its just a bit warmer. Alligators used to be common in Southern Illinois and Northern Virginia. It is a very hardy species.
Tasty too. I'm just saying fried alligator is a treat.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 10:17 am to Bama Bird
I've seen them in the Warrior River outside of Bham, that has been about 10 years ago, but still.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 3:32 pm to Bama Bird
I'm going to assume that this map is going to be the eventual range of the Burmese pythons once they get out of the Everglades.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 3:53 pm to Bama Bird
We have massive alligators all over our hunting camp that was about 30 miles North of Vicksburg so probably about right
Posted on 3/10/22 at 6:49 am to wmr
quote:
I'm going to assume that this map is going to be the eventual range of the Burmese pythons once they get out of the Everglades.
I'm hoping those giant "ballooning" Japanese spiders eat all the pythons.
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:09 am to Bama Bird
Before Missouri joined the SEC east the gators almost never traveled out of Florida.
Posted on 3/10/22 at 12:41 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
Not sure who made that map but they didn't do their research. I live right above the Louisiana line in AR where there are supposedly no gators and I can take you to at least 3 lakes around me and show you one in less than 30 minutes of looking.
Posted on 3/10/22 at 12:55 pm to ElDawgHawg
I talked with someone that works with the Arkansas game and fish. He said Arkansas only has 3,000 alligators. However someone told me they found 30 or so alligators on a bank in Southeast Arkansas. The largest alligator was found close to Star City. It was bigger than the largest one in Louisiana and only because we don't them that much in Arkansas.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News