Gator Country

Last weekend MiMi came into town for a visit.  We decided to go to Gator Country just outside of Beaumont.  It is an entire farm of alligators.  When we first got there they started to feed the alligators for the first time since November.  I had no idea that they actually hibernate and don't eat for 3-4 months.  They moved very slow because their body temp was still very low.  The tour guide told us that by the middle of March they can jump half their body length out of the water to catch their food.  The guy doing the tour/show is actually the host of a show on CMT and another show on Animal Planet.  He has also been in MythBusters.  We learned all about alligators and snakes.  It was very educational.  We even had the chance to hold and pet some of them.  The farm is also the home to "Big Al", the largest alligator in captivity anywhere in the U.S.  He is over 75 years old and let me tell you he is BIG!  We had a really good time!