Discover The 6 Largest Alligators Ever Found in Texas

1. 14 feet 3 inches, 800 pounds

Male alligators are typically 11 feet long and weigh about 1,000 pounds. This alligator is an over-achiever! It is officially the largest alligator to have been caught in Texas by young hunter Braxton Bielski. Bielski had a lifelong dream of hunting alligators and couldn’t be happier to have the largest catch on record. The alligator was captured in Choke Canyon Reservoir. Bielski’s father, Troy, also had some luck in the reservoir, catching a 10.5-foot specimen!

2. 14 feet 2.5 inches, 781 pounds

Just half an inch shy of breaking Braxton Bielski’s record catch, Florida hunters came close with this giant reptile. It was one of many casualties during Texas’ hunting season for alligators. The hunters were in the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area when they encountered the gator. Choke Canyon Reservoir, where the record-breaking gator lived, is part of this wildlife management area.

3. 13 feet 8 inches, 900 pounds

The “friendly” nuisance alligator from Champion Lake prefers his new name: Big Tex. He is the largest alligator in Texas to be captured live. Gator Country owner Gary Saurage noticed evidence of human harassment on this gator. Big Tex had rope burn and hooks around his mouth from people attempting to capture him.

After his successful capture by the gator sanctuary owner in 2016, Big Tex still lives in Gator Country where he can live the rest of his life without worrying about people trying to capture and kill him. Additionally, visitors to Champion Lake can picnic with relative ease knowing this gator is no longer in the area.

4. 13 feet 4 inches, and 1,000+ pounds

While his origin story isn’t fully available, this gator seems to live quite a famous life. Big Al is one of the most well-known alligators and one of the oldest gators in captivity. He lives with other rescue alligators in Gator Country and is 92 years old. Before the discovery of Big Tex, he had the title of largest alligator in the sanctuary. Big Al reportedly is still fairly active in his old age and sports an endearing snaggletooth.

5. 13 feet, 680 pounds

After hunting this alligator for nearly 20 years, four hunters finally won their battle against the reptile. For 20 hunting seasons, which are only 20 days long, Robert Hennis and his three sons had their eye on the 13-foot-long alligator in Turtle Bayou. Despite the fact that this gator was not a nuisance creature, Hennis had a mission to kill it. Two days before the last day of hunting season in 2023 he captured the animal.

While alligator hunting seems unnecessary to some, it’s vital to keeping the alligator population in check. This particular alligator’s meat fed members of a local church parish.

6. 11 feet, 1,200 pounds

An impressive alligator was wandering the streets in Missouri City, Texas, and captivated a passing driver. Cornelius Greigg Junior called the police to hail a local gator trapper. Once the gator was captured (which took over three hours) it was measured to be approximately 11 feet long and about 1,200 pounds!

Trappers believe this gator, who is also missing a leg, is about 85 years old. Fortunately, the gator could be relocated to Gator Country, 100 miles from where it was originally captured.