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Old 02-25-2023, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
Spanish Lakes Fairways has removed four alligators from the retention pond where a woman was killed by an alligator earlier this week.

I called The Villages when I first got here and reported an alligator that was in a nearby retention pond. They said that they won't do anything unless it attacks either a person or an animal. So apparently, they get one attack or kill before anyone does anything about them.

Predators are cleared from lake near retirement community after woman savaged to death by reptile | Daily Mail Online
I would like to state that my fear of alligators was one of the reasons I was hesitant about moving to the Villages. This is an awful, tragic thing that happened and totally avoidable. Developments with dense populations, especially vulnerable populations like seniors or children, should remove them and locate them elsewhere.