Wow, what a whopper for harvest

A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever recorded in Mississippi - 4.3 meters long.

The state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said four state residents - Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White - harvested the male alligator in west Mississippi's Sunflower River.

It weighed 364 kilograms and its 4.3 meters broke the previous record by 5 centimers.

After capturing the animal, the hunters hoisted it with a forklift and posed for a picture at Red Antler Processing in the Mississippi Delta town of Yazoo City.

The area is a designated alligator hunting zone. Mississippi's alligator hunting season opens on the last Friday in August each year.

This year the season ends on September 4.