Alligators are literally everywhere in Florida. They were here first, so learn to live with them. 99% of the time, they are more afraid of you and will leave you alone. The issue in Florida is that people start feeding them and they lose their fear of humans. My wife and I love the gators. Literal dinosaurs that have as much right to be here as you do. One thing I want to make very clear is that they do NOT "relocate" them. If people feed a gator and it becomes a nuisance, they will trap it, and kill it. I've had neighbors tell me they "saw a gator and called FWC to relocate it". Nope. That gator is now dead because humans wouldn't leave it be. The only exception to this I can think of is the famous Villages resident, Larry the Gator. He was relocated to Gatorland because he had a social media page and was beloved by Villagers. I've actually seen Larry at Gatorland, and he is a big boy! Every other gator is killed, so please, do not feed them and do NOT call FWC just because you saw one.
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