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Originally Posted by MartinSE

I grew up with gators, often wading fishing with them. I do not want to play down the danger they pose, but for the most part, they are not aggressive (unless they get used to being fed by humans - DO NOT DO THAT - bad mojo)

They normally would get away from us as fast as they could as soon as they saw us. They are big lazy predators that prefer their meals easy - like small dogs, cats, birds, fish, and turtles. Humans, not so much. I don't recall the exact number, but it is something like 20 people killed by an alligator in Florida in the last 75 years - or something like that.

Don't get me wrong, they can run faster than you can, and they can leap into the air further than you can climb quickly. They can easily kill you. They just don't want to go to all that much trouble.

I seem to recall reading, Humans have only survived because we do not taste good.