American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: Billy’s Lake; N30.83204° W82.35892° Cloudy … More
Category: Okefenokee Alligators
The American Alligator abounds in the blackwater swamps of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Holding Hands with an Alligator
Have you ever held hands with an alligator? If you have, you’d know that the American Alligator has five toes … More
Alligator Blue 208
“Alligator Blue 208″… No, that isn’t a play called out by a college football quarterback. It is the identification given … More
Paddling the Okefenokee from Maul Hammock to Big Water
The morning of April 20, 2024, we launched out from the Maul Hammock shelter and began day 2 of our … More
Return of the American Alligator
“There was a time when alligators had come so close to extinction that their critical link in the ecosystem could … More
Few animals escape the jaws of an alligator
Alligators generally prey upon animals they can swallow whole, using gravity to help him go down. Fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, … More
Paddling with the Okefenokee Alligators
American Alligator along the canoe trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: Suwannee Middle … More
Alligator on Minnie’s Lake, Okefenokee Swamp
An American Alligator peering from the blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp. Photographed near Millie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle … More
Okefenokee Alligator GPS Tracker Study
One of the American Alligators with a GPS tracker from the University of Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab research project in … More
Okefenokee Tagged Alligator Research
Crocodilians are often marked for later by identification by research groups. Tags are highly visible but are sometimes damaged or … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 