"Since 1987, Anahauc, the official alligator capital of Texas, has held the Texas Gatorfest, a celebration dedicated to the area's most popular - and overpopulated - animal."
"There are no predators that prey on the alligator. They would go unchecked if it wasn't for this festival," says Samantha Humphrey, the public information officer for Chambers County.
"I think this one is the biggest of the day," someone whispers, as officials string up the gator's lifeless body to weigh and later display it for all festival attendees to see.
"We're gonna show him honor," says Wells, of Friendswood, Texas, before the alligator is swept off into a truck and put on ice.
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