Taylor Douglas and his friends posed with the 12-foot 9-inch alligator weighing 524 lbs in an Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Facebook post."
Welcome to a lower rung on the food chain folks.
That said they eat a LOT of stupid people and owners of small dogs both of which the world is better off without.
BTW....500# is just about half-way to full size.....The largest caught was 15 feet and 9 inches long and weighed 1,011.5 pounds. It was caught in FL in 2014.
Meanwhile the Croc reigns supreme.
What is the Largest Crocodile Ever Caught? - Daily Science Journal
Crocodiles are a ferocious creature that can devour prey in seconds. Pray you never find a crocodile larger than these in the wilderness.
www.dailysciencejournal.com