An American alligator at Okefenokee Refuge

An American alligator, with a powerful scaled body and a long tail, lies on a mudbank at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida and Georgia.

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An American alligator at Okefenokee Refuge

An American alligator lies on a mudbank at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia and Florida.

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Photo By/Credit

Stacy Shelton/USFWS

Facility

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Photography

Species

Alligator mississippiensis

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Coasts

Reptiles

Wildlife refuges

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