A ROPE, a few hooks and their bare hands were all two American men in Florida had when they caught a scale-breaking 4-meter alligator in the St. Johns River, according to WJAX.

    Keith Kelley and Kelly Sziy had spent months scouting for “Lumpy” and when they finally found the massive reptile they had to make do with what they had.

    Keith Kelley and Kelly Sziy caught this massive gator that broke the scale at 347 kg in weight, 4 meters in length. “Lumpy” was caught in October in the St. Johns River.

    An Alabama family killed the largest alligator ever in the state. The Stokes family nabbed the 4.57-meter-long animal Aug. 16 near Montgomery.

    Two Florida fishermen snagged this 363-kg mako shark off a Gulf Coast beach.

    It took four hours, but the pair was able to kill and pull in all 347 kg of the beast. Now, Florida Fish and Wildlife officials are working to figure out if the 4-meter monster is big enough to claim the state record for largest gator ever caught by hand. (SD-Agencies)