How many alligators are there at Brazos Bend State Park?
No one knows the exact number, but it is estimated that about 250 or so alligators over 6′ long reside in the 1000 acres of water here. • Where can I see an alligator? Anywhere there is water you may see an alligator. (Even in some places where there isn’t water you may see them.) The biggest lakes, Elm and 40-Acre Lake, are usually the best. The best times during the year are the spring and fall. Summers are too hot; winters are too cool. They prefer the same weather we do. • Who brought the alligators to Brazos Bend? They’ve been in this area, off and on, as temperatures and geological conditions allowed for the last 65 million years. • Has anyone ever been hurt or killed by the alligators at Brazos Bend? Since they started keeping records (a long time) no one has ever been “killed” by any alligator in Texas. Some people have been injured by alligators in Texas but not at Brazos Bend. • What’s the biggest alligator in the Park? No one really knows for sure. There are some that measur
