Alligators

Alligators can look mighty mean when you are eye-to-eye with one

By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterThe March 2025 issue of Texas Highways magazine had an interesting piece about American alligators in Texas. I’ll have to admit that I found the title to be quite funny – it read, “The American alligator isn’t nearly as mean as it looks.

Texas Gators: Guardians of the Swamps, Masters of the Bayous

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer Growing up on the Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, I am very familiar with alligators (gators). I was around them at my jobs with a seismograph crew exploring for oil and with a survey team for the Texas Highway Department.