Florida RV Park with NO alligators
Looking for a Park in central Florida without alligators
Forum Discussion
"Alligators can't stay long in salt water. Go to the Keys and stay on the beach"
I'm not sure that salt water has any effect on them. I've seen plenty of alligators at The Canaveral National Seashore (I'm not talking about the ocean beaches there). That is all salt water. And I've also seen plenty of gators around Merritt Island in the 'brackish' waters there. That brackish water is pretty salty too.
I'm pretty sure they are not in the Keys because there are no lakes or ponds, or real swampy backwater areas down there. They are not ocean creatures. Or maybe they are not Jimmy Buffett fans ?
I think they are intriguing. They are real dinosaurs and, even though their brain is tiny, have survived for millions of years. Why them and not T-Rex ? Even with the millions of alligators in this country, only a few people get bit in any one year. And you genuinely have to work at it to get bit in most cases. When I moved down here, one of the first things I did was to visit Gatorland in Orlando. I wanted to see how they looked and how they acted. The mistake I made was attending the snake show. One of the handlers walked around with a large Water Moccasin. Someone asked where it came from and the handler replied they had caught it just that morning 'out back'.
The truth is that I'm way more concerned about the snakes, scorpions, spiders and fire ants down here then the alligators.
Tim
I'm not sure that salt water has any effect on them. I've seen plenty of alligators at The Canaveral National Seashore (I'm not talking about the ocean beaches there). That is all salt water. And I've also seen plenty of gators around Merritt Island in the 'brackish' waters there. That brackish water is pretty salty too.
I'm pretty sure they are not in the Keys because there are no lakes or ponds, or real swampy backwater areas down there. They are not ocean creatures. Or maybe they are not Jimmy Buffett fans ?
I think they are intriguing. They are real dinosaurs and, even though their brain is tiny, have survived for millions of years. Why them and not T-Rex ? Even with the millions of alligators in this country, only a few people get bit in any one year. And you genuinely have to work at it to get bit in most cases. When I moved down here, one of the first things I did was to visit Gatorland in Orlando. I wanted to see how they looked and how they acted. The mistake I made was attending the snake show. One of the handlers walked around with a large Water Moccasin. Someone asked where it came from and the handler replied they had caught it just that morning 'out back'.
The truth is that I'm way more concerned about the snakes, scorpions, spiders and fire ants down here then the alligators.
Tim
