Massive alligator weighing about 700 pounds found in a ditch in Georgia

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In 2019 a biologist in Georgia encountered a "massive" alligator weighing an estimated 700 pounds and measuring 13 feet and 4 inches in length.

Brent Howze found the animal in an irrigation ditch near a lake.

A photo showing the gator with Howze in the background prompted an investigation from local media to prove it wasn't a "hoax."

The animal was euthanized due to its poor condition; the large alligator had several old gunshot wounds.

It isn't the largest alligator ever found in the state — that was a 14-feet-1-inch gator found in 2015. Male alligators can grow as long as 16 feet, although anything over 14 feet is considered rare.

'Massive' alligator weighing about 700 pounds found in ditch

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says the alligator was found on Feb. 18 in an irrigation ditch near a lake

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