American alligators are iconic reptiles of the Georgia coast. They can be found lurking in freshwater ponds, swimming in tidal creeks, or even sometimes hauled up on a sea island beach.
Georgia Outdoors has a cool video about alligators that can be watched on-line at:
photo: "American Alligator" by Postdlf from w. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons -