Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A student preparing to graduate from a Texas university incorporated a nearly 14-foot alligator named Big Tex into her graduation photos. Makenzie Alexis Noland, 21, who is graduating next week from Texas A&M University in College Station, held her graduation photo shoot at Gator County, an alligator sanctuary where Noland has been interning since May. Advertisement One of the photos shows Noland placing her class ring on the snout of a 13-foot, 8-inch gator named Big Tex. "He's one of my best friends here," Noland told KTXS. Noland said she is hoping to use her Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences degree to get a job at a zoo. Read More Alligator strolls up to Florida family's front door Man carries alligator into beer store in Florida Washington, D.C., police seize 5-foot caiman