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Author Hayes, Louise, 1957- author.

Title Alligators of Texas / Louise Hayes ; photographs by Philippe Henry
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Gulf Coast books ; twenty-nine
Gulf Coast books ; no. 29.
Contents What is an alligator? -- Where do alligators live? -- Life history of alligators -- Alligator tales -- Alligator hunting and farming -- Alligator-human interactions -- Alligator watching
Summary Found only in the United States, the American alligator ranges in Texas through 120 counties, from the Sabine River to the Rio Grande, across a swath of river drainages and coastal marshes that include both the backwater swamps of the Big Thicket and the urban bayous of greater Houston. From its beginning in a pile of eggs buried in a meticulously constructed nest to its possible end as an alligator burger or a pair of boots, an alligator's habitat preferences sometimes coincide with the favorite haunts of boaters, hunters, and coastal residents. In Alligators of Texas, biologist Louise Hayes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject American alligator -- Texas
Nature / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians.
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & Herpetology.
American alligator
Texas
Form Electronic book
Author Henry, Philippe, 1954- photographer.
ISBN 1623493889
9781623493882