Their huge mouths snap and tear their large meal, or to cut away grass. These carnivorous reptiles feed on wild animals, herons, other hungry alligators, snakes, raccoons, skunks, bobcats, river otters, small and big birds that visit their water hole. The alligators are not immune to snake poison. Their skins are extremely tough and with an armored back protected by large bony plates with horny scales. This prevents the snakes fangs to penetrate the gator skin.
Men are the alligator's biggest predator.
In 1967 the Alligator mississippiensis was placed on the endangered species list. This information submitted as an assignment for Zoology 101 at Leeward Community College.