Florida RV Park with NO alligators
Looking for a Park in central Florida without alligators
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Alligators have legs. They go for walks. I've seen them in the middle of city street intersections and in the middle of highways. Last year there was one hanging out at the front door of someone's house in the town next to mine. My local YMCA has pictures of one that was wandering around the parking lot hiding under the cars. There was even one INSIDE a school in Tampa last year - someone left a door open and he wandered in early in the morning before classes started. A few years ago there was video of one surfing in onto a beach at Canaveral National Seashore. Everyone had the same question - How did he get out in the ocean ? Made for one hilarious video, though.
I used to think they were just in rural areas but that is the farthest thing from the truth - they turn up just about everywhere.
To the OP - If you look at a map of central Florida you will see what the problem is - There are about a zillion lakes and ponds and retention ponds around here. And the gators don't just hang out at one lake - they travel.
When I moved down here I asked my new vet about letting my dog swim in the lakes and ponds. His reply - 'anywhere there's water, there will probably be an alligator around'. And he's right.
I used to think they were just in rural areas but that is the farthest thing from the truth - they turn up just about everywhere.
To the OP - If you look at a map of central Florida you will see what the problem is - There are about a zillion lakes and ponds and retention ponds around here. And the gators don't just hang out at one lake - they travel.
When I moved down here I asked my new vet about letting my dog swim in the lakes and ponds. His reply - 'anywhere there's water, there will probably be an alligator around'. And he's right.
