The broad, flat head contains powerful jaws each set with 40 teeth. The jaws exert 3000 lbs. of pressure. The large, round, protruding eyes are yellow and close to slits in bright sunlight. His short legs enable him to cover land surprisingly fast and he can out run most humans for the first 50 yds. Their feet are webbed and are well suited for life on soft marshes and lagoons.
Alligators feed on anything in the water or on land that they can catch and swallow.
Victims are dragged underwater and drowned before being consumed. Audible sounds the alligator makes consist of UMPH,UMPH,UMPH , made at the time the alligator hatches. If you hear this, move away from the area immediately. This sound is also heard when bulls challenge one another. Females produce young by laying eggs in nests built of leaves, twigs pinestraw, mud, etc.