Alligators Vs. Crocodiles

Australia has less dangerous crocodiles that are relatively small. They are called fresh water crocodiles. It also has salt water crocodiles that can be found in water even 100km inland! They can grow very big and long. They can be a danger to people and dogs in rivers in North Queensland and the Northern Territory. Alligators live in Florida in swampy areas like the Everglades National Park Crocodiles live in the tropical areas in Australia like Daintree River in Queensland and Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory.

There are many different types of crocodilians in the world. The freshwater crocodile doesnt get very large, maybe 4 to 6 foot ;long where as the Nile crocodile can get to be over 20 foot long and might only eat once or twice a year. Then there are the cayman and garvails (not sure of the spelling of it)_ that are neither alligator or crocodile.

There's something about the jaw that's different. If you'd asked me years ago I might've remembered what.

Ok, sorry, I don't want to nitpick, but if they were identical animals, wouldn't they be exactly the same? I think the difference is that the crocs, especially the saltwater ones, are a lot bigger, and as you say, a lot more agressive. Cranky would maybe be the word for them!

On the alligator, the eyes and the nos trail are higher so that only the eyes and nose shows above the water when they swim whereas in the crocodiles the whole head is above he water.

on average aligators are smaller in length, crocodile's have a longer and more slender snout an crocs' are known to live further inland amound shallower rivers etc and in both salt and fresh water

The width and length of their nose or snout is different. Next........

well i know that corcs have pointed snouts and gators are more rounded.the teeth in the lower jaw are exposed in the crocs but sheated in the gators.and the crocs have a salt gland.thats all i can think of im sure there is so much more.