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@woodspritephoto.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 12:40 PM

An American alligator stretches across the muddy shore of Elm Lake, jaws open in the afternoon sun.

📍 Elm Lake, Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX
📸 Canon EOS R7 + RF 200-800mm

#AmericanAlligator #TexasWildlife #herpers

First panel of a three-image panorama showing the head and forequarters of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) resting on a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. Its jaws are open, exposing pale teeth and the pink interior of its mouth, with reeds and fallen branches behind it.

Second panel of a three-image panorama showing the broad midsection of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) on a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. Rows of raised armored scutes cover its back, with its legs extending across the mud and reeds and branches behind it.

Third panel of a three-image panorama showing the rear body and long ridged tail of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stretched across a muddy bank beside Elm Lake. A hind foot rests near the lower left, with shallow water in the foreground and fallen branches behind the alligator.

Full panoramic view of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stretched across the muddy southwest shore of Elm Lake. Its jaws are open at the left while its armored body and long tail extend across the frame, with water in the foreground and reeds and fallen branches behind it.

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