This is one step away from Planet of the Apes and I don't like it! I really have a serious fear of all primates. Read too many stories about chimp carnage. Of course, humans are worse so who am I to say anything...
This guy's mother ended up as several pairs of the alligator shoes in the homeowner's closet.
Sooooo, three inches of water can cover up 50% of that gator? That's a flat-azz gator, then.