Longest alligator in Mississippi historical past captured by hunters

YAZOO CITY, Miss. — A gaggle of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi, in response to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Four state residents — Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White — harvested a male alligator Saturday in west Mississippi’s Sunflower River.

It weighed 802.5 kilos and measured 14 toes, 3 inches lengthy, breaking the earlier document by over 2 inches, the division stated.

After capturing the animal, the hunters hoisted it with a forklift and posed for an image at Red Antler Processing within the Mississippi Delta city of Yazoo City.