Giant Alligator Killed In Arkansas

[Tim Smith]

Lived on that Lake for 2 years and they do live down there. I have had 12 footers hit the sides of my boat in shallow water and even had one during teal season hit my boat and splashed his tail sideways completely drenching me from head to toe. Amazing how much power they have and how big they can really get in the wild.

I had that happen to me on Cross Lake just a hundred miles south of there. I was in a canoe at the time and he managed to pick up quite a bit of mud when he splashed us...

...of course I had just checked the water depth by shoving a canoe paddle solidly down in the middle of his back while he was resting quietly under the boat, so I guess it was only fair.