Collecting eggs | My Sinchew

Reptile keeper Billy Collett tries to control American alligator 'Big Mumma' before raiding her nest at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney. The park collects the clutch of eggs in order to artificially incubate them to determine the gender before distributing the hatchings to zoos around Australia. Photo courtesy: AFP

American alligator 'Big Mumma' guards her straw nest (R) at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney. Photo courtesy: AFP

Julie Mendezona (L) keeps watch as reptile keepers Brad Gabriel (R) and Chris Wallace try to control American alligator 'Mr Skinny' while alligator eggs are collected from a nest at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney. Photo courtesy: AFP

Reptile keeper Tim Faulkner (R) collects American alligator eggs as Billy Collett (R2), John Mostyn (L2) and Karla Pound try to control 'Big Mumma' at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney. Photo courtesy: AFP

Reptile keepers Brad Gabriel (R) and Chris Wallace try to control American alligator 'Mr Skinny' while eggs are collected from a nearby nest at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney. Photo courtesy: AFP

Reptile keeper Brad Gabriel (L) releases American alligator 'Mr Skinny' after alligator eggs have been collected from a nearby nest at the Australian Reptile Park north of Sydney. Photo courtesy: AFP