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- DtBtExplorerAlligators can't stay long in salt water. Go to the Keys and stay on the beach. That's what we do but it is not because of the alligators.
- RVUSAExplorer
Patter wrote:
Thankyou all for your replies. I think we will try another State.
Terry
north of south carolina, and west of louisiana... - GoPackGoExplorerI just played with Google and here are the results:
Florida measures 65,755 square miles, of which 18% is water.
SWAG - There are approximately 1,300,000 alligators (and 1,500 crocodiles)in Florida.
- Interestingly, there are about 2,000,000 in Louisiana !
That works out to about 20 alligators per square mile (Florida). Yikes !
So I would not bother trying to find somewhere in Florida where you can get away from alligators cuz it just ain't gonna happen. - PatterExplorerThankyou all for your replies. I think we will try another State.
Terry - Dog_FolksExplorer
CKNSLS wrote:
KCerling wrote:
paradise oaks Rv and golf resort in Bushnel
I just scrolled through their pictures on their website and what's the deal with a shot of a road and what looked like a lake or a pond?
There couldn't possibly be gators in there?
As I said before, if it is bigger than a mud puddle there will be a gator in it. Maybe not today but surely tomorrow as they move around.
Any one who says different has never lived any length of time in Florida, year round, and is just wrong. - CKNSLSExplorer
KCerling wrote:
paradise oaks Rv and golf resort in Bushnel
I just scrolled through their pictures on their website and what's the deal with a shot of a road and what looked like a lake or a pond?
There couldn't possibly be gators in there? - CKNSLSExplorerTo the OP-
One can only assume that your concern is around your dog. If you keep your dog on a short leash and don't walk him/her along any ditches, streams or lakes you will be fine. Many RV parks in Florida have water of some sort such as streams, lakes, ditches, etc.
If this was a MAJOR ISSUE then you would hear about 80 and 90 year old people being gobbled up and you don't hear about this much.
Again, even if you don't see them they are around, and don't let anyone tell you they are not. - pawattExplorerCome to Texas, Very few gators here.
Our Winter spot Near Mission Texas, 2 miles north of the Mexico border. - BarneySExplorer IIII sure wasn't going any closer! Those things are quick! :E
Barney - KCerlingExplorerparadise oaks Rv and golf resort in Bushnel
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