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Gigantic 844-pound alligator dubbed 'Snaggletooth' captured in South Carolina

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Tardugno, A. (2026, October 3). Gigantic 844-pound alligator dubbed 'Snaggletooth' captured in South Carolina. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16180795/Gigantic-844-pound-alligator-Snaggletooth-captured-South-Carolina.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-03 · by Adriana Tardugno

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South Carolina hunters recently captured an enormous alligator named Snaggletooth, weighing 844 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet long in Berkeley County's Lake Moultrie area on September 28 at 11pm. The four-year hunt ended when Cole Poplin and William Ard of Renegade Bowfishing LLC, along with hunters Chris and Craig Webb, harpooned the reptile, which is now listed as the second-largest alligator ever caught in South Carolina. The group needed a tractor to move the massive creature due to its immense weight.
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Cole Poplin and William Ard, both from Renegade Bowfishing, caught a massive alligator nicknamed "Snaggletooth" in Lake Moultrie, South Carolina, on Monday night at around 11 p.m. The gator weighed an astounding 844 pounds and measured nearly 14 feet long, making it the second-largest alligator ever caught in the state. Poplin had been tracking this particular gator since 2022. The team used harpoons to catch Snaggletooth, with three of them sticking into the animal during the capture. Hunters Chris and Craig Webb joined Poplin and Ard for the hunt. After the successful capture, a tractor was needed to move the giant reptile due to its immense weight.

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Berkeley County Berkley County Renegade Bowfishing LLC South Carolina The Post and Courier

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South Carolina GPE · 6× Renegade Bowfishing LLC ORG · 4× Webb PERSON · 4× Cole PERSON · 3× Poplin PERSON · 3× Chris PERSON · 2× Cole Poplin PERSON · 2× Craig Webb PERSON · 2× William Ard PERSON · 2× Berkeley County GPE · 1×

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Cole Poplin and William Ard, two members of Renegade Bowfishing LLC, harpooned the reptile with hunters Chris and Craig Webb Snaggletooth, the alligator nicknamed for its jagged teeth, was caught around the Lake Moultrie area in Berkley County on September 28 at 11pm When captured, the reptile weighed a shocking 844 pounds and measured nearly 14 feet in length '
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🔮 Cole Poplin and William Ard, two members of Renegade Bowfishing LLC, harpooned the reptile with hunters Chris and Craig Webb.

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Four South Carolina residents captured a gigantic alligator weighing over 800 pounds bringing their four-year long search to an end. asserted
residents → capture → end
Snaggletooth, the alligator nicknamed for its jagged teeth, was caught around the Lake Moultrie area in Berkeley County on September 28 at 11pm. asserted
Snaggletooth → nickname → 11
When captured, the reptile weighed a shocking 844 pounds and measured nearly 14 feet in length. asserted
reptile → capture → length
Cole Poplin and William Ard, two members of Renegade Bowfishing LLC, harpooned the reptile with hunters Chris and Craig Webb. asserted
Poplin → harpoon → Webb
'I spotted this gator four years ago, roughly. asserted
I → spot → gator
I’ve hunted this gator a lot over the last three or four years. asserted
I → hunt → years
Four years later, we have a magical night, and he just happened to slip up and make a mistake, and we made it count,' Poplin told The Post and Courier. asserted
Poplin → have → Post
Poplin noted to the outlet that he would often see Snaggletooth outside of alligator hunting season, which commonly spans the beginning of September to early October. asserted
which → note → October
After finally capturing the gator, the South Carolina hunters needed a tractor just to pull the weight of the animal due to its size. asserted
hunters → capture → size
Cole Poplin and William Ard, two members of Renegade Bowfishing LLC, harpooned the reptile with hunters Chris and Craig Webb Snaggletooth, the alligator nicknamed for its jagged teeth, was caught around the Lake Moultrie area in Berkley County on September 28 at 11pm When captured, the reptile weighed a shocking 844 pounds and measured nearly 14 feet in length ' asserted
reptile → harpoon → length
The elusive Snaggletooth finally slipped up. asserted
Snaggletooth → slip → ?
He stalled out the 1000lb winch!!! asserted
He → stall → winch
Absolute freak of a dinosaur,' Renegade Bowfishing LLC wrote in a Facebook post. asserted
LLC → write → post
Webb shared details about the unforgettable experience in a social media post and called it the 'hunt of a lifetime.' 'On the last bit of ground to cover Cole and I put eyes on a monster and all hell broke loose. asserted
hell → share → monster
We scrambled to get him harpooned. asserted
him → scramble → ?
One was good, one bounced off. asserted
one → bounce → ?
We ended up with 3 stuck in him and a treble by his front leg,' he wrote in a Facebook post. asserted
he → end → post
Poplin and Webb shared how they had passed an 11-foot alligator earlier that night but decided to wait for something bigger. asserted
they → share → something
'I said I’ll pass, let’s keep looking. asserted
’s → say → ?
I’ll never forget the look on Cole’s face. asserted
I → forget → face
Nobody finds an 11 that fast and passes it up. asserted
Nobody → find → it
We pressed on,' Webb wrote. asserted
Webb → press → ?
Their unexpected catch was the second largest alligator caught in South Carolina, and successfully made it to the state record list. asserted
catch → catch → list
Their unexpected catch was the second largest alligator caught in South Carolina, marking a new state record After finally capturing the gator, the South Carolina hunters needed a tractor just to pull the weight of the animal due to its ginormous size ' asserted
hunters → catch → size
That’s an experience I will never forget my entire life. asserted
I → ’ → ?
Thanks to Cole and Will for going above and beyond for this gator,' Webb wrote. asserted
Webb → go → gator
The largest alligator ever caught in South Carolina was in 2010 when Maryellen Mara-Christian, a Massachusetts resident, captured a 1,025-pound gator measuring 13 feet at Lake Moultrie. asserted
Christian → catch → Moultrie
The Daily Mail has reached out to Chris Webb and Renegade Bowfishing LLC for comments. asserted
Mail → reach → comments
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