Do alligators or crocodile chase?

Question

like their prey...details please.

Answer 1

They do not chase for their prey. They wait for them.

But they do chase if you are somewhere near their eggs. And they can run fast. I mean fast.

Answer 2

Yes, but just for short distances, maybe up to 10 -15 meters out of the water. Their specialty is ambush and sneaking up on prey in or at the edge of the water.
OF course you want to know if they will chase you. I will let the crocodila experts answer for them. The Florida allogator in the wild will have nothing to do with you and will avoid you. I have had forty -fifty large gators head into the water when I approached on foot where they were sunning at the edge out lake. They will submerge when you approach them in a canoe or kayak. They become dangerous when they loose their natural fear of man. This occurs when they become accustomed to having people around and especially when people feed then. It is against the law to feed an alligator, but it is done all the time. Since 1945 there have been only about 15 people killed in the State by gators, but over 400 killed by lightning.

Answer 3

Not usually. The reason that there eyes and nostrils are on the top of their head is so that they can observe prey with the majority of their body submerged, then they launch out of the water and grab their prey dragging it into the water and drowning it. They can swim after fish, but unless they are guaranteed of a kill they won't bother because it wastes too much energy otherwise.

Answer 4

they run after a guy if he is on the waters edge ,but they dont run very fast
but dont go in the water with crocs
there they can move very quick
and if they think you are food ,they will not be very polite
what they usually do is lie concealed in the water only the eys above the water
when an antilope come to the water to drink
,with a lunge of their tail they can shoot out of the water like an arrow,grab the vistem and then wist around so that the animal ends up with its head on the floor
then again with their tail ,they quickly go backwards in to the water ,drowning the victem
which they usually store in a cave with an under water entrance ,and leave it there to rot .when it is well rotten and soft they gobble it down and spend a week lying in the sun to help digest it .
most of the nights are spend in the water and most days on the shore in the sun.

i got 5 baby aligaters

Answer 5

Actually, yes they can and are shockingly fast, but for just short distances, like 20 yards max, or +-close to that. They are more of close proximity sneak attack critters than like a long fast chasedown like most big cats. Crocs and Gators hide under water and strike when they are almost stepped on.

Answer 6

im not sure about crocs. but florida gators are faster on land then in water an will sneak up on you to chase an animal if its hungry enough an the situation arises where a animal is near the bank, but thats not there prefered method

Answer 7

They are both apex ambush predators who launch themselves from a river or lake's edge. They can "jump" half their body size out of the water straight up but they don't chase down their food.
They do chase short distances if you come near their nests.

Answer 8

they can run very fast over short periods.they will chase you from their nest .they mean business.

Answer 9

no.... they wait for their prey to get closer then bite

Answer 10

no, they wait patiently for they're prey to come close, then strike.