Blue Hole Alligator, 2023, photography, 10 x 10 in. / 25.4 x 25.4 cm.

Blue Hole Alligator, Philip Dodderidge, 2023, photography, 10 x 10 in. / 25.4 x 25.4 cm.

This alligator lives at the Blue Hole on Big Pine Key, FL. The Blue Hole is a former quarry where rock was mined to construct the Overseas Highway. The Blue Hole is the largest body of fresh water in the Florida Keys and is the primary source of fresh water for the wildlife on Big Pine Key.