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Old 07-02-2016, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
I've noticed that native Floridians have a very different attitude toward gators.
It seems dangerous to me to stand near a gator; but perhaps natives know something we don't know.
I wonder how many native Floridians have been eaten by a gator?

We lived in Palm Harbor for nine years which is quite close to Lake Tarpon. A lot of it borders that Lake.

I gave gators the respect they deserved but was also always more scared of water moccasins. And we have those here the Villages.