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Originally Posted by dhdallas
As one who is familiar with the alligators, you do not have to worry about them if you use a little common sense. My wife and I just came back from a 5 mile kayak paddle down the Silver Springs river. The river is narrow and we saw numerous alligators up close who completely ignored us. On one occasion the current took me within a paddle-length distance from a big boy but he was unperturbed and ignored me. They would rather eat something smaller than humans as in birds, fish, & small mammals (like people's pets) & usually only eat once per week.
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If I don't need to be concerned, why does everyone say "use a little common sense"? How does that apply to grand kids? How does that apply to a senior with onset dementia? What about an elderly person who has lost mobility and doesn't realize it?
How do those alligators in an isolated river compared to alligators here that are surrounded by people all the time? They are getting accustomed to people daily, rather than remaining afraid of us. Often exposed to people fishing, who are throwing back alligator food? To clueless people who throw food to them. Who see uninformed people at the water's edge.
Glad you are 100% in tune with your environment. Perhaps look at the bigger picture here and realize many others are not like you.