"LOT N" SERIES, NILE CROCODILE HEADS

G-Lot 104  Gator Skull

1.  When the mouth is closed, a croc's teeth STILL SHOW, and a gator's does not.

2.  Gators have BLUNT heads and horny backs; crocs have less bumpy skin and longer, narrower heads.

Other facts:

3.  Crocs are found in Africa, Asia, Australia & the Americas.  Gators are found only in China and the Americas

(Heat dried, coated in polyurethane, the cut end is painted black, unless otherwise specified; marbles replace eyes)

From a gator farm in Louisiana, these are AMERICAN ALLIGATORS (alligator mississipiensis).  They were endangered but have now achieved protected status.  As such, numerous regulations exist to safeguard this great animal and provide for its future survival.  Every farmed gator is assigned a unique number by the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensure that only legally harvested gators are used for the products that put them in such high demand worldwide.  This number is written in felt marker in the side of each gator's jaw.  The gators are raised for the hides.  By law, the whole animal must be recycled.  Soooo.....the guts go to the cat and dog food companies (animal byproducts!!),  the meat is eaten locally, and the feet, heads and teeth go into the tourist industry, as you see here.  Are you sure you really wanted to know?

25-1/4" and larger

   

#G200-A

25-1/4" long; 12-3/4" across widest part of the head, 15-3/8" from center of eye to tip of nose; 8-3/8" across nose.  WOW   

are 21 to 25" long  

NOTE: As of 2009, this huge size gator is no longer being caught & processed because their numbers have decreased

   

#G201-A

25" long; 11-1/4" across the widest part of the head; 14-5/8" from center of eye to tip of nose, 7-3/8" across nose    

   

#G201-B

24-3/4" long;  11-3/8" across the widest part of the head; 15-1/8" from center of eye to tip of nose; 8" across nose     

   

#G201-C

24-3/4" long; 10-3/4" across the widest part of the head, 14-1/4" from center of eye to tip of nose; 7-1/8" across nose    

#G201-D   22-3/4" long, 11-1/4" tall, 11-1/4" at its widest part of the head; 14" from center of eye to tip of nose; 7-1/8" across nose.  Skin with skutes completes the back beautifully; complete set of EXCEPTIONAL BIG WHITE teeth all original   

#G203-B

#G204-T

#G205-500

Gator heads with felt.

"Hide-On" Taxidermy HEADS now available, most have iridescent glass eyes that are scary!  Others are yellow or red glass eyes.

$45.00 each

Genus species: Crocodylus (crocodile) niloticus (belonging to the Nile River)

Average 16-20 feet long, 500 pounds, found; lifespan 45 years in the wild, 80 years in captivity.  70% of the adult diet is fish. Other prey items may include zebras, hippos, porcupines, pangolins, and migrating wildebeest.  

Average size is 6-7" long.  Eyes are marbles, head is coated in polyurethane, back of head is painted black (all traditional treatment for taxidermy heads)

$45 each

     

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Reed,

I found your site while trying to research information on wild alligators and was very impressed with your experience.  While I was unable to find the answers I was looking for, I wondered if you might be able to help provide some information about an alligator skull I found recently (submerged in 2' of water) in SW Florida.  I did not want to damage the skull, so I've done nothing but bleach and clean it (and the teeth) and paint a protective coating of white glue and water on it.  Nature had already reduced the tissue down to the bone by the time I found it. 

Here are some pictures for you so you can see it's massive size.  Here are the measurements I took: 

27" from longest point to longest point when measured with the top and bottom jaw fitted together

15" from mid eye to mid nostril

13" across the widest part of the head

8" across the nose

3.5" canine with a 3" circumference

7.75" from tip to tip of the upper canines

this must have been some gigantic creature, and I would love to know as much as possible about it. 

Amanda

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Mr. Reed,

Thank you so much for getting back to me, and so quickly!  Wow!  I guess I was right...this was a monster. It's great to know more about him!  Actually, from what I now read on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Web Site, this may be one of the largest alligators ever found in Florida!   Here's a quote from their site:

SIZE

Female alligators rarely exceed 9 feet in length, but males can grow much larger. The Florida state record for length is a 14 foot 5/8 inch male from Lake Monroe in Seminole County. The Florida record for weight is a 1,043 pound (13 feet 10 1/2 inches long) male from Orange Lake in Alachua County.  FWC biologists have published an article on the maximum size of the alligator.

Roger (as we've named him) has become a part of our family and people are always impressed with him.  Now when people want to touch him to see if he's real (and they ALWAYS do!),

Thank you!

sent this photo of the gator head he bought from us, mounted on his BOAT!   A real "Lake Placid" moment!

(we advised him to make it removable, or keep it protected from the weather as often as possible).

#G-200  RARE RARE!!   OUR LARGEST YET - EXTRA LARGE American Alligator (Florida) head is 

27-1/2" long !!

Width at tip of nose is 8"; center of eye to tip of nose is 16-1/4; across back of head is 11-3/4"; mouth is open 8".  Awesome teeth.  Jaw skin outstanding condition.  

     

Below are two pictures showing the preparation of this head:

This exceptional gator head measures 

26" front to back; 

8" across the nose; 

16-5/8" from mid-eye to tip of hose

12-3/8" across the widest part of head

Mouth is open 8"

Note the skutes also down the back of the head, all original teeth, felt bottom.  Glenn is having a hard time holding it up!