Memphis Flooding: Snakes and Other Critters Flee Rising Mississippi River Water moccasins and alligators turning up in residential neighborhoods. Natchez is by the Mississippi River, and alligators are common in the area. The Lookout serves Southern-style comfort dishes and offers indoor and outdoor seating giving diners awesome panoramic views of the Mississippi River and Memphis skyline. Unanswered Questions. Alligators in Arkansas – Only In Arkansas – Arkansas and a few other southern states had already moved toward protecting the alligator in the 1960s. The Mississippi River serves as Memphis' Western border, hence the nickname the River City or the Bluff City. We recently estimated that there are 32,000-38,000 alligators and about 408,000 acres of alligator habitat in Mississippi. BIG CYPRESS LODGE. Big Cypress Lodge is an unrivaled experience located inside Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid. If you are visiting for the first time, there are the must-see attractions like Elvis Presley's home and the mighty Mississippi River, and if you've explored Memphis before, there are new attractions popping up all the time. Alligators. Memphis has something for everybody. The Lower Mississippi River has stories to share – a legacy that flows from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico. I`ve been gone from there 10 yrs now after 42 years and I believe I barely got out alive. Recently a seven-foot alligator was videoed by TWRA Region 1 personnel in West Tennessee at the Wolf River WMA in Fayette County. There's been several documented up to Memphis in that river. How the Mississippi River Made Mark Twain… And Vice Versa No novelist captured the muddy waterway and its people like the creator of Huckleberry Finn, as a journey along the river makes clear So there are many spots to get a great view of it. 2. Now it was time to bring the native population The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began relocating young alligators from Louisiana in 1972 and continued through 1984, bringing over. From the survey data and satellite imagery to identify alligator habitat, we have developed a fairly clear picture of the distribution of alligators and alligator habitat in Mississippi. As far as Memphis goes, Southwest Community College's biology dept has listed alligators as native to Shelby County. The Mississippi River crested at Memphis, Tennessee, just inches below the all-time record as many animals were displaced and residents were also warned to look out for alligators… Der Mississippi-Alligator kommt in den Bundesstaaten North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma und Texas vor, wo er meist langsam fließende Süßwasserflüsse, Sümpfe, Marschland und Seen bewohnt.