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(Image Source: Mississippi Department of Wildife, Fisheries and Parks)
BY LAUREN ZIMA
It's the stuff of, well, nightmares. Two absolutely massive alligators caught in Mississippi within
just hours of each other.
On Sunday in the Mississippi River, a 13 ft, 5.5 inch long, 723 lbs alligator was caught.
That team of five hunters said they thought it was the Loch Ness Monster at first. (Via
WBBH)
And just hours later -- a 13 ft., 4.5 inch alligator weighing 727 lbs. It was that hunter's
very first catch. (Via NBC)
"He broke all the lines we could get in him. Finally got a snare on him ... all in all
probably took us four hours to actually catch him from the time we saw him." (Via WLBT)
So, that second gator now holds the record for being the largest alligator ever caught
by a Mississippi hunter. It was previously 697.5 lbs.
And, alligator hunting season is still well underway so...expect...more nightmares soon.
(The Clarion-Ledger)
The record for longest gator caught by hunters in the state still stands — 13ft 6.5 inches
long.