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Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are alligators and then there are alligators. Hunters in Mississippi have broken a record for the longest alligator ever captured and killed in the state, taking out a gigantic creature that measured more than 14 feet long – or about 4.3 metres. The alligator, captured over the weekend by four hunters …

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – A new state record for the longest alligator caught in Mississippi was broken over the weekend. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, four hunters harvested a male alligator on Saturday in the West Central Alligator Hunting Zone, measuring 14 feet and 3 inches long. The animal weighed 802.5 pounds. The department …