Easy way to remember: an alligator’s snout is rounded like the C in Crocodile, and a crocodile’s snout is pointed like the A in Alligator.
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Jerb322@lemmy.world 10 months agoYour first guess was correct. Wide, blunt snout gives it away. Crocodiles- skinny, toothy snout.
misophist@lemmy.world 10 months ago
HappySashimi@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This does not seem easy
GoodEye8@lemm.ee 10 months ago
If it looks like a Crocodile it’s an Alligator and if it looks like an Alligator it’s a Crocodile. Easy.
Art3sian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I tend to tell the difference by which one I will see later vs. which one I will see in a while.
Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 10 months ago
They would have been fucked if it was a crocodile. American alligators are usually super chill and aren’t a problem so long as you aren’t actively antagonizing them. Crocodiles, meanwhile, are colossal assholes that are always looking to fuck up someone’s day.
kautau@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There’s also American crocodiles, which are very shy and reclusive as well. If it was a saltwater or Nile croc though, yeah, it would have made a point of ruining their day.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 months ago
American crocodilians are chill