Vernon said he produces about 50,000 alligator heads a year, and that if you've ever bought an alligator head at a tourist shop in Florida or Georgia, there's a good chance that it came from his shop.

Krista Ershler holds up a green-skinned taxidermy lizard ... which carries a $1,300 fine. If an alligator head turned coffee-table piece isn't your thing, there are plenty more items that ...

Thomas Dempsey, 27, of Naples, checks that an alligator head will fit to its molding at Skin and Scales Taxidermy on June 28, 2016 in Naples, Florida. Busy year-round with various specialty ...

When Terry Weick shot an alligator ... the World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships in St. Charles, Mo., in May. Jean Roll, of Perry, also won in a category for small mammal head mounts.