Roughly 1.25 million alligators live in the state of Florida.

Alligators are almost exclusively found in freshwater rivers, lakes, marshes or swamps.

Alligators prey on any aquatic inhabitant and any animal that comes to the water or to the water's edge.

American alligators are typically between 10 and 15 feet long and can weigh 1,000 lbs. Despite being large and somewhat ungainly, alligators can run up to 11 mph on land--but they can't sustain that speed for very long.