Female alligators can lay an average of 32 to 46 eggs in a nest and approximately five alligators survive to full adult maturity. This high mortality rate starts in the nest where a third of the eggs are eaten by raccoons or destroyed in floods. Juvenile and adult alligators are threatened by predators, including other alligators and human hunters. Remember, never feed the alligators by feeding the alligators you're, encouraging them to seek people out for food that could lead to serious injuries or even death.