i hear with building and such all over the Everglades humans and their green scaly friends are coming together like never before, and the biggest green animal i've come face to face with before is a frog, and i kinda want to keep it that way...
2007-09-18 10:49:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Orlando
If ya stick near the main parts of town / the major cities - odds are, you'll never see a gator outside of the zoo (unless you go to the college campus).
The gators are pretty wary of folk & stay away from 'em for the most part.
2007-09-18 10:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My attitude differs a bit from some of the other answers. You are more likely to see an alligator if you are in a swampy area, or in a small lake in a "country setting". BUT......alligators in those settings are less likely to be a problem. Retention ponds and swimming pools are places where alligators wander and get into by accident. And the problem with those situations is that those alligators have lost their fear of humans. Those are the ones that will attack.
The best advice is to enjoy the view. If you happen to see an alligator, don't approach it, just enjoy the view and move on. The vast majority of alligators, like the vast majority of humans, are harmless. But, like humans, alligators have their aggressors. So, enjoy but just keep your guard up. And, enjoy Florida. I'm a lifetime Floridian and wouldn't live anywhere else.
2007-09-19 00:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by Dan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are in Gainsville, just consider everyone to be a Gator and you won't be surprised. But elsewhere just watch out for the guys in orange and blue t-shirts or body paint. They are most probably gators. They harmless enough, especially if you offer them a beer.
2007-09-20 01:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by jehen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took a golf trip about 15 years ago and saw my first gator on the golf course.It scared the crap out of me!
2007-09-18 10:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by Kev L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just likes sharks..............don't go into areas where alligators live. If you go water skiing understand that most large bodies of water have some type of gator population but most gators want to meet you less than you want to meet them. Try not to land on them while skiing.
Also, one of their favorite foods is dog........Do not walk your dogs around unknown lakes.
2007-09-18 11:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by scoopsandmore 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not very likely unless you go in a canal or a marsh.
2007-09-18 15:48:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not very likely unless you go looking for it. Alligators are pretty docile creatures.
2007-09-18 10:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not swin , wade or even put your hand in a lake in Florida. You will not have a probl;em
2007-09-18 10:53:14 · answer #8 · answered by Nora 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
unless you are going to a lake you probably won't see one.
2007-09-19 23:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not very likely
2007-09-18 10:52:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋