THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XXIX 



THE HOME OF THE ALLIGATOR 

 An inlet of the Savannah River, Hampton County, South Carolina 



EGGS OF THE ALLIGATOR 



The nest consists of a mound of dead leaves and twigs. It is about eight feet in diameter and two or three feet high. The eggs are well 

 buried, closely packed, and range from three to five dozen 



