Filed under: Fun Activities , In The News , Weird But True , Extreme Childhood , Amazing Kids Simon Hughes, 5, with the 800-pound alligator he killed. Credit: Michael Paulsen, Houston Chronicle / AP Did you hear about the Hughes boy? He just killed himself a 'gator. How embarrassing -- for the alligator. Think about it. You're an 800-pound, 12-foot long killer who strikes terror in the hearts of your fellow marshland creatures (possibly, given your average life span