I'm pretty sure both can reach 20ft
There was one in this lake called placid that was huuuge. Saw it on a documentary one time.
Must have been like 100 feet long.
World's longest/largest alligator - 1890 - caught in Marsh Island, Louisiana - 19'-2" * (weight officially unknown, but estimations range between 2,000 lbs. to 2,300 lbs.) See: www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Everglades/Everglades.html (towards the bottom)
Longest Florida gator on record - 17' 5" (www.floridaadventuring.com/florida-alligator.html)
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_big_was_the_largest_alligator_in_the_world#ixzz1LOwV3Cev
hopping in my time machine. brb
the internet didn't exist in 1890. at least that's what drool's told me
I'm pretty sure there was a resounding lack of cameras in some jerkwater bayou in 1890