Sea Turtle Patrollers were caught by surprise this morning, they found an alligator on Bolivar Peninsula!🐊 While alligators can tolerate salt water for a few hours or even days, they are ...

They don’t have the salt glands of their crocodile cousins — a necessary adaptation for living in saltwater — but they do like to visit the sea, especially right after a full or new moon ...

Experts say it's unusual but not unheard of. Alligators are freshwater animals, but they can tolerate salt water for up to a few days, according to the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.