Henry Walter Bates

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.

English Environmentalist

Kelly Brook

It makes my skin crawl to think about the violent ways snakes, lizards, alligators and other exotic creatures are raised and killed for boots, bags and belts.

English Model

Hiro Murai

The weird thing about having an alligator on set is that you can't be in the direct line of sight, or they might start charging at you.

American Director

Chuck Palahniuk

Maybe humans are just the pet alligators that God flushed down the toilet.

American Novelist

LeAnn Rimes

I'm Southern, so alligator tail is pretty interesting and yummy.

American Musician

Dan Rather

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

American Journalist

Frankie Ballard

I'd like to wrestle an alligator and fly a fighter jet.

Bill Haley

See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile.

Wade Boggs

I like alligator meat. Tastes like chicken.

American Athlete

Claire McCaskill

American Politician

Alligators can also be black or gray; 'green' can refer to the common color seen.

Not Just Green

Mention of alligators often implies potential danger or caution in the context.

Safety First

In the US South, alligators are a cultural symbol and tourist attraction.

Cultural Symbol

Alligator clips are specific tools mostly referred to in technical contexts.

Specialized Tool

In this context, 'alligator' doesn't refer to the animal but to a tool's appearance.

Non-Animal Reference

Alligator clips are common in science labs and for electrical testing.

Common Tool

Alligator pear is a playful nickname for avocados due to their appearance.

Fruit Nickname

When talking about food, 'alligator' can refer to a type of pear, not the reptile.

Culinary Term

Different types of alligator pears exist, some smoother, others rougher.

Variety Matters

 after taking an alligator into a convenience store when he was on a beer run. Not exactly the most obvious climate change messenger yet when he appeared in an internet ad describing in his own way how he's worried about his way of life, it significantly increased climate concern among young conservative men in Florida.

John Marshall: 3...

 They're like the minivans of the reptilian world. She'll look after them for up to a year or more, fiercely defending them from all threats, including raccoons and other gators. If I was a raccoon, I would not mess with a baby alligator, just seeing that footage of it, killing that deer.

Alligator Moms Are...

 They're successfully outcompeting top predators, such as the alligator and panther, causing a significant reduction in their food sources. They're not a problem in their native Asia because diseases, parasites, and predators help to control their population size.

The threat of invasive...

 It's a sad fact, but as far as alligators are concerned, we humans do just about everything to encourage trouble. Have them as pets in our homes, feed wild ones and put housing developments in the middle of where they naturally live.

Dealing with Dangerous...

 diversity for alligators all the research being done at the savannah river site including my own is a pretty informative case study for contaminants in the environment interact with wildlife i know our research has

Alligators Take Over...

 vancouver island marmots every survivor is important for the species understanding how hibernation works is important too it may help save them every spring the male alligators put on a spectacular mating display

A Collection Of Spring...

 are shown a little puppet show there's my part as a mouse mouse is the field mining its own business and a hungry alligator comes by crunch crunch crunch kids it's the mouth yet yes are you sure

What would it be like if...

 alligators spend their lives in and around water it's their lifeblood they die without it they use it as a sanctuary to keep cool to mate to hunt

Zombie Alligator PIPE...

 To see this spectacle, Helen need to encourage some alligators to start dancing. And to do that, she needs to replicate their infrasonic calls

Alligators Showing Off...

 for the exceptionally clever alligator there may be a rare and very special