Photo of the Day #358: Chinese alligator

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A Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), photographed at the Philadelphia zoo.


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tags: snake, alligator, reptiles
...in alligators at least.
For millenia, a battle has raged between alligators and water melons. Who will win? Well, the answer's obvious: one has a bite force of over 15,000 Newtons, and the other one's a water melon.
The American alligator is found only in the US, and is widespread in Texas. It is found at several inland localities, and along the coast.