My interactions with alligators typically happen from a high vantage above the waterway in which they are swimming.
Nothing makes me shudder more effectively than a congregation of gators swimming around or just floating there looking all menacing ...
Even the little ones. Something about those eyes and snouts raised above the water line just adds to the trepidation all those teeth being so close for me personally.
We even bought bags of frozen 'Alligator Nuggets' which my cohort fried up and they were quite tasty.
I enjoyed the few I ate and it seems that her grandchildren took a distinct shine for them, requesting them on occasion afterwards.
Today is National Alligator Day.
It is observed each May 29 under the auspices of Wild Florida Safari Park as a statement regarding the place of the Alligator in the Florida ecosystem and their importance ...
Regardless of how ferocious these reptiles are in reality. They will eat you if they get the opportunity.
Alligators are not the same as crocodiles. They both are water dwellers and only coexist in South Florida and Tamaulipas, Mexico. They are native to the United States, Mexico, and China.