A group of four friends were hunting alligators in the Yazoo River, located in Mississippi, in the USA, when they came across a “big-headed” alligator.

Hunters break regional alligator hunting record – Photo: Reproduction/ND

The colossal monster was nicknamed the “nightmare creature”. Tanner, Don, Will and Joey managed to catch a 4.4 meter long and 360 kg beast last Saturday (26) in the hunting grounds of the Midwest. The animal also broke the old record for the largest alligator found in the region, which stood at 4.3 meters and 347 kg.

In hunting areas, people may hunt alligators at certain times and days, especially near residential areas, to reduce the number of animals in the state.

Big head alligator caught

The hunters stated that it took about seven hours to defeat the giant reptile and described the fight as very intense and “mentally exhausting”.

“We hooked him eight or nine times and he kept breaking. He landed, sat down and then took off. He was under the logs. He knew what he was doing,” Don told a local newspaper.

He added that the fight ended around 3:00 a.m. and that what surprised him the most was the width of the back and the size of the alligator’s head.