September 9, 2024

New Female Alligator Record Set on Pascagoula River

Morgan Howard

Source: MS Dept. of Wildlife Fisheries
Source: MS Dept. of Wildlife Female alligator record set

A new female alligator length and weight record was certified by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).

The alligator, captured by Jason Ullendorf on the Pascagoula River, measured 11 feet ¾ inch, breaking the previous record by nearly a foot.

She weighed 324 pounds, the alligator had a belly girth of 37 inches and a tail girth of 32 inches.

MDWFP Alligator Program Coordinator Andrew Arnett certified the record.

 

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