I think that the general principle is that the meat of cold blooded animals is permitted, while warm blooded meat is forbidden. I think there have been many clarifications that frogs’ legs are permitted, for instance.

Not having been reared in the deep South, for myself I think I would prefer a decree that an alligator is actually food.

Is it too hard to eat fish and/or other seafood items every Friday?

Say what!?!?