What's the difference between..
? an alligator, and a crocodile? Which is edible?
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The difference between an alligator and crocodile is whether you see him later or after a while. 
I saw that written on a rock.0 -
I did ask for it,didn't I,,,,, 0 -
one is saltwater, the other is freshwater. I forgot which and it doesn't matter because either one I'm going to run like hell. 0 -
I always head crocks are more aggressive and have a more pointed snout /mouth teeth sticking out and visible while gators have a more wide rounded snout . what I do know
I do not want to be in the water or close by at the same time with ether one looking like I am dinner :shock: :shock:0 -
I have eaten Alligator.
Never had the opportunity to eat crocodile but...why not.
Battered and deep fried, served with a nice molasses-based Bar-B-Q sauce and some tater-salad.0 -
Both are edible. Alligator is the most commonly farmed and eaten in the US, crocs in Asia. Both are crocodilians, in two sub-families of Crocodilidae.. The Alligatorinae comprised of the alligators (two species, American and Chinese) and their kin, the caiman species. The Crocs are most of the rest, with a couple of odd balls thrown in, the gharial which is in its own family Gharialidae and the false gharial, which is considered to be in sub family Crocodylinae with the crocs, but that is controversial and likely not the final word.
At a glance alligators and crocs are distinguished by the crocs having the fourth lower tooth (a large one) visible when the mouth is closed. There are other differences in anatomy but they can be difficult for those unfamiliar to sort out and differentiate.
Only two are found in the US, the American alligator and the American crocodile, the alligator being largely found in freshwater and the crocodile largely found in brackish water or salt water. That does not hold true for most of the species of crocs.
They don't taste like chicken, they taste like frog legs.0 -
[/b]Both are left overs from the age of dinosours....and neither are 'friendly' to humans.
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...and "run like hell" would be your biggest mistake. An alligator can hit 40 mph and outrun a horse for a short distance.
When I worked at Kennedy Space Center, alligators were a serious problem. Several lived in or constantly moved into various ponds also frequented by people - with the usual result that idiots would toss them food. The inevitable result when a person ran out of tossable food was that the 'gator would come out of the water to get more - sometimes very fast. When I left, nobody had yet been killed, but not for lack of effort on the part of the 'gators.0 -
Quick&Dead wrote:[/b]Both are left overs from the age of dinosours....and neither are 'friendly' to humans.
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Actually their lineage predates the dinosaurs. The descendants of the dinosaurs are birds.0 -
They sell alligator at Walmart and local grocery stores here.
Yep frog legs. Corn or flour batter and a little salt and pepper all that is needed. Don't need to ruin flavor with other accoutrements.0 -
Rocky Raab wrote:...and "run like hell" would be your biggest mistake. An alligator can hit 40 mph and outrun a horse for a short distance.
That's a myth. The most athletic of alligators (in age and size) tops out at about 20 MPH for a very very short distance.0 -
Don't you know it, any crock that eats your head is really mean, teeth sticking out or not.Ditch-Runner wrote:I always head crocks are more aggressive and have a more pointed snout /mouth teeth sticking out and visible while gators have a more wide rounded snout . what I do know
I do not want to be in the water or close by at the same time with ether one looking like I am dinner :shock: :shock:0 -
buschmaster wrote:one is saltwater, the other is freshwater. I forgot which and it doesn't matter because either one I'm going to run like hell.
Actually there are BOTH saltwater and freshwater crocodiles. but there's not saltwater alligators
Although they all can survive in either freshwater or saltwater.0 -
Rocky, I think you over estimate the speed of gators, top speed is I believe about 11 mph, though you can find internet estimates ranging widely up to 35 mph. I have out run more than one Nile croc. and a couple of American crocs. 0 -
I've heard of alligator boots belts and bags but never crocodile ones. 0 -
Mr. P croc hides are used to make leather, and a lot of skins of protected crocs have been imported posing as alligator. The dorsal scales on many crocs have osteoderms, bony plates, that make the leather of the back much less desirable. The belly skin and underside of the tail still make nice leather. It is less seen because so many species are threatened or endangered and prohibited from legal trade. Personally I prefer bull hide and Bison for my belts, but shark does make nice if spendy holsters. 0
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