‘It’s not uncommon, but it’s not common either:’ Moss Point Animal Control Officer discusses alligator sightings on beaches
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — Alligators seem to be as common as deer or raccoons on the Mississippi Coast. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Jackson County alone contains roughly one quarter of the state’s entire alligator population, and Hancock County is distantly in second place with around 3,900 gators of its own. Despite how commonplace…