A gigantic alligator caught by a family in Alabama earlier this month has set a Safari Club International world record.

A pair of master measurers from Safari Club International examined the 71.4 stone alligator, determining a total length of 15ft 9in. That is 13 inches longer than the organisation's previous world record American alligator, which had been killed in Texas.

The Alabama alligator was caught by the Stokes family after battling with it for more than five hours. It was hooked in a creek about 80 miles west of Montgomery, Alabama.

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