When a Mississippi alligator hunter set out on the opening day of the season on Friday, Aug. 25, he had no idea he would meet up with the largest alligator ever officially recorded in the state.
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The gigantic animal measured 14 feet and 3 inches long, beating the previous record for the longest alligator caught by permitted hunters by more than 2 inches.