American Alligators are primaraly found in the region as shown below.
Alligators are a reminder of the past prehistoric era.
There are two major species of alligator American,chinese, and albino. Commercial Alligator raising is a new way of making money, in Flordia there are commercial alligator farms in which alligators are grown primarily for skins and meat. Today though there are very strict laws, alligators may be harvested during a very limited, controlled hunts and raised in captivity for the production of meats and skins. This multimillion dollar industry, along with carefully regulated wild alligator harvest, generates approximately 300,000 pounds of meat and 15,000 skins each year. Florida's human population, currently 12.5 million, is increasing by 900 each day.