Possible Clues:

• Large amphibious reptile (abbr)
• Goat damaged by river predator
• Something snappy held up by protagonists!
• Snapper’s part in shaming a Tory
• Florida reptile, for short
• Men with weapon aloft to get dangerous animal
• Swamp reptile, for short
• SEC athlete in orange and blue
• "Later, __!"
• Swamp menace, informally