{"product_id":"alligator-earrings","title":"ALLIGATOR EARRINGS","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Inquire About This Piece In 14K Gold\" href=\"https:\/\/mimosahandcrafted.com\/pages\/14k-gold-pricing-inquiries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy in 14K Gold.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you’re a kid learning your alphabet in South Louisiana, A is for alligator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don’t know how many people know their state reptile, but where I’m from, we treat ours like a badge of honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe grow up hearing tall tales of Pawpaw’s gator hunts or the time one came into the backyard with a flood. We hunt them, we wear them, we eat them, and we use their likeness in every way imaginable, but more than anything, we respect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat wasn’t always the case, though. For decades, their population dwindled because of overhunting and disappearing habitat. By the 1970s, fewer than 100,000 remained. Hunting stopped, protections were put in place, an alligator management program was developed, and the undertaking to save a species began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter more than 50 years of monitoring, research, responsible farming, habitat protection, and managed harvesting, Louisiana’s wild alligator population is more than 3 million and thriving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur alligator is a story of survival and resilience, of a people learning to live with the wild world without depleting it to extinction. It’s a story of learning to use our power to preserve what could so easily be lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePlease note: If you select ‘Single,’ you will receive one individual earring (not a pair).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach earring measures approximately 1-3\/4\" tall by 1\/2\" at its widest point and\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eweighs 5.3 grams in bronze (about the same as a sheet of paper).\u003cspan\u003e Each hangs from gold-filled or sterling silver ear wires. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll our ear wires are nickel-free.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*The price listed above includes standard ear wires only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (shown in the product photos). If you choose to add lever-back ear wires, the updated total will be reflected in your cart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShop MIMOSA's \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shop MIMOSA Handcrafted's Alligator Jewelry\" href=\"https:\/\/mimosahandcrafted.com\/collections\/alligator\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlligator Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade by hand in our South Louisiana studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach piece varies slightly due to its handmade nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Silver and 14K Gold prices may vary due to fluctuation in the gold and silver markets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIMOSA Handcrafted","offers":[{"title":"BRONZE \/ PAIR","offer_id":47952055304297,"sku":"B-NE-009288-S","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"BRONZE \/ SINGLE *YOU WILL RECEIVE 1 SINGLE EARRING","offer_id":47952055337065,"sku":"B-NE-009289-S","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"STERLING SILVER \/ PAIR","offer_id":47952055369833,"sku":"B-NE-009290-S","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"STERLING SILVER \/ SINGLE *YOU WILL RECEIVE 1 SINGLE EARRING","offer_id":47952055402601,"sku":"B-NE-009291-S","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2699\/2146\/files\/IMG_3338.jpg?v=1791297646","url":"https:\/\/mimosahandcrafted.com\/products\/alligator-earrings","provider":"MIMOSA Handcrafted","version":"1.0","type":"link"}