Could alligators survive in the Rio Grande River?

Not alligators. According to an article posted on KGNS, alligators in the Rio Grande are rare but not all that uncommon. Tomo Miller with the Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center told the station that these creatures should be reaching the Rio Grande from nearby rivers or were abandoned pets.

Why are there no alligators in Rio Grande?

An 1898 volume of the U.S. National Museum states alligators occur as far south as the Rio Grande. However, others believe the Nueces River was historically their southernmost home, and the Rio Grande Valley’s gator population is a result of escaped or released pets.

Does Rio Grande have alligators?

Richard Moore shows us the Rio Grande Valley has a thriving population of American alligators. The alligators are awakening in deep South Texas. Whatever their origins, the Valley has harbored a relatively small population of alligators along the coast at least since the 1970’s.

Are there alligators in the Del Rio River?

Tomo Miller with the Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center says that while alligators in the Rio Grande are rare, it is not uncommon. He says that these creatures are probably reaching the river from nearby rivers or were abandoned pets.

Does the Rio Grande River have crocodiles?

Illegal migrants from Mexico frequently swim or ride inner tubes across the Rio Grande to reach the United States. Crocodiles do not normally inhabit the river, and authorities suspect it may have been brought to the area as a pet and then released into the river by its owner.

Are there crocodiles or alligators in the Rio Grande River?

Are there Foxes in the RGV?

Not only a migration flyway for over 500 species of birds-the Valley boasts over 150 species of reptiles and even more mammals; bobcats, coyotes, foxes and ocelots are only a few that call The Valley home.