The average length of an American alligator is just over 13 feet. However, they often grow to 14 feet or longer. The largest alligator ever caught in the wild was 19.2 feet long. American alligators weigh in at an average of 790 pounds, and the largest ever recorded tipped the scales at nearly one thousand pounds. The Chinese alligator is much smaller, averaging under seven feet in length and weighing just 99 pounds.

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