what eats alligators?

Question

since alligators eats almost anything, i was wondering, what eats them?

Answer 1

In the nest, alligator eggs are eaten by raccoons, skunks, opossums, etc., fire ants, feral hogs, escaped monitor lizards where applicable, crows (after the raccoons skunks opossums and such have torn open the nest) (mom isn't always protective).

After hatching, alligators are food for raccoons, skunks, opossums, bobcats, snapping turtles, softshell turtles, other alligators, hawks, osprey, eagles, owls, foxes, snakes, bass, and anything else that wants a bit of protien in it's diet and has a big enough mouth.

At about four feet long, most of an alligator's predators are no longer anything to be worried about. Excessively large snapping turtles might still consider them a meal, but through most of their range, the only natural predator for them to worry about is other alligators. Solve a territorial dispute and get a meal at the same time... why not?

And yes, some humans (myself included) consider alligators to be food.

Edited to add.....

Oh my goodness, someone went through and thumbs downed everyone who said people eat alligators! Deal with it, folks, we do, and it's better for you than just about anything else... less fat than chicken, more protien than beef or pork, plus, it's a lot better than them eating us.

Answer 2

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Both probably happen. Florida has a small species of bear--the FL brown bear. I assume it eats baby alligators or alligator eggs whenever it gets a chance, while adult alligators occasinally prey on it.

Answer 3

What eats alligators?

Answer 4

yeah, i concur. people ear alligators. but i also saw on the discovery channel or national geographic channel, there was this anaconda that tried to eat this alligator (or maybe it was a crocidile) but it died because the alligator/crocidile was too big.... so the body ripped.... but i know that when they're babies, a lot of predators eat them....

Answer 5

People

Answer 6

Something bigger than an alligator. Hopefully a bigger fish with gigantic teeth.

Answer 7

the only thing i know of that eats alligators are humans

Answer 8

When they are eggs or very young, birds, snakes and other animals do.
Young ones , very young to 3 years can and are eaten by other carnivores.
Once they get or survive to be 4' long , there isn't much that can take one on. (without a gun,trap or some other invention)
Humans

Answer 9

Cajuns

Answer 10

here's some things we do 2 alligators food, pures,boots, jackets,gloves and seats :(