Albino Alligator?

AH-1G · Apr 7, 2019

I was flying yesterday to capture video of alligators. After reviewing the footage at home, to my surprise and again my wife pointed out, the possibility of an albino alligator?

1st picture normal alligator at surface, note how dark the body is and the portion slightly submersed, the darkness there.
2nd and 3 pick, Albino gators body is not dark.

Since my wife and I help with research at a certain lake (See post # 6), we know at 1 foot 6 inches below the surface it's impossible to see anything. That's how murky the water is.

I ran the pics through Lightroom to clear up pixel noise, and then cropped to get a closer look.
Alligator was swimming from North to South then South/Southeast.
The video was captured around 3:30ish pm with a slightly hazy sky condition 04/06/2019

Opinions?

Fred Garvin · Apr 7, 2019

How rare are they?

AH-1G · Apr 7, 2019

Reading the articles it seems very rare. My wife posted the info on Facebook for a group of local wildlife experts to exam.
We should have a reply soon?

R.Perry · Apr 7, 2019

I don't know anything about alligators, but I do know a lot about looking at water for things submerged like submarines. I'll bet you will find that it is a submerged alligator and you are seeing it's reflection off the water. Somewhere I have a picture of a sub in the North Pacific that also looks white, and the Russians didn't have any white subs. I'll see if I can find it, scan it, then post it. It was taken long before digital photography and Photoshop.

AH-1G · Apr 8, 2019

R.Perry said:
I don't know anything about alligators, but I do know a lot about looking at water for things submerged like submarines. I'll bet you will find that it is a submerged alligator and you are seeing it's reflection off the water. Somewhere I have a picture of a sub in the North Pacific that also looks white, and the Russians didn't have any white subs. I'll see if I can find it, scan it, then post it. It was taken long before digital photography and Photoshop.

That's seem logical!
But I will have to admit, as much flying and some research I've done here, this has never been the case with other gators?
I'm heading out today to St. John's Management Water Management District, see what they say?

AH-1G · Apr 8, 2019

So I personally visited the St. Johns Water District Office this morning.
They looked at the video and were perplexed, they even called an expert at a Northern Florida office.
I left with them a copy of the video, 30 seconds of what ever it may be swimming.
They had mentioned a couple of fish in the lake. but admitted it would be hard pressed to have one that long/big.
I was asked not to share it with the public for now!

arrrrg!
So I will remove the name of the lake and information relating to that lake.

R.Perry · Apr 8, 2019

AH-1G said:
So I personally visited the St. Johns Water District Office this morning.
They looked at the video and were perplexed, they even called an expert at a Northern Florida office.
I left with them a copy of the video, 30 seconds of what ever it may be swimming.
They had mentioned a couple of fish in the lake. but admitted it would be hard pressed to have one that long/big.
I was asked not to share it with the public for now! arrrrg!
So I will remove the name of the lake and information relating to that lake.

We aren't the public so you can share whatever yo want.
Maybe bigfoot was taking a swim, no, he's in the North West.

funny you said that, reminds me of a WWII saying my family talked about "lose lips sink ships"

Drbobk · Apr 13, 2019

R.Perry said:
We aren't the public so you can share whatever yo want.
Maybe bigfoot was taking a swim, no, he's in the North West.

funny you said that, reminds me of a WWII saying my family talked about "lose lips sink ships"

Loose

Phaedrus · Apr 13, 2019

All I know is if things get loose you might lose them ?

R.Perry · Apr 13, 2019

Drbobk said:
Loose

Thanks for the spelling lesson.

Florida Drone Supply · Apr 18, 2019

We have been in FL for 15 or 20 years and have not even heard of an albino alligator. I'm curious to know if anyone got back to you on it at all.

Phaedrus · Apr 18, 2019

Apparently they actually exist:

Meet Pearl, one of the world’s rare albino alligators

Pearl owes her fame – and her name – to the genetic mutation that makes her whole body pure white.

www.earthtouchnews.com

Phaedrus · Apr 18, 2019

R.Perry said:
Thanks for the spelling lesson.

Sorry, pet peeve.

MapMaker53 · Apr 19, 2019

I'm guessing if a drone goes down into Florida lake, you don't dive in to get it.

AH-1G · Apr 19, 2019

MapMaker53 said:
I'm guessing if a drone goes down into Florida lake, you don't dive in to get it.

Very cautiously, though when a individual is snatched,?? (taken down) there are special divers to try and retrieve what's left of that person.

AH-1G · Apr 19, 2019

Here is the 35 second video, look at center right of video.
I was rotating my camera looking for a surface gator.
The waves also make it look like his tail is moving faster.

Florida Drone Supply · Apr 22, 2019

MapMaker53 said:
I'm guessing if a drone goes down into Florida lake, you don't dive in to get it.

You've got that right. At least we wouldn't go get it!

Florida Drone Supply · Apr 22, 2019

AH-1G said:
Here is the 35 second video, look at center right of video.
I was rotating my camera looking for a surface gator.
The waves also make it look like his tail is moving faster.

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Strange. Has anyone taken a guess on what it could be if not an alligator?