When an alligator walks on all fours without its stomach touching the ground it is called a high walk. This alligator has made an alligator hole near our Rotary Pond, they do this for nests and also do this in areas where the water level fluctuates like during this drought. Alligators dig themselves into hollows in the mud, which fill with water to cool themselves and help regulate body temperatures. Video courtesy of Tyson Vodochodsky.