I've lived in Florida for a long time, but the only close encounter I've had was down in the Winter Garden area. I was driving into Winter Garden on a back road and was startled to see a small gator - about 3 -4 ft long- right in the center of the road. I stopped, and fortunately he turned around and went back into the bushes. He'd been heading for the new McDonald's across the street, maybe to check out the fast food?
It's not a good idea to try to retrieve golf balls from the water around here.
You can try out gator at a couple of the local restaurants if curious. I prefer cow.
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