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Originally Posted by graciegirl

Cappyjon! We all like you! You don't know if they are afraid or not! They may be discussing having you for someones birthday party and are just waiting for that!

Look at pictures of them in books. Sheesh. You may be more "death adjacent" than you think.

Gracie, I was raised in Florida and have been around gators my entire life. I find it is only people coming from up north who are very afraid of these critters. I truly wish they wouldn't perpetuate fear of these iconic creatures. I once had a fortune cookie that said "Fear is the darkroom where negatives develop." It is now my motto.

I guess it's understandable--they are kinda toothy looking and we all remember the old Tarzan movies where he has to wrestle the giant croc that has eaten all the villagers. Gators might come across as scary, but when you realize there are literally millions of gators in this state and that tens of thousands of humans use recreational areas loaded with gators everyday without incident, fear is not necessary . Gator attacks are extrememely rare (and usually caused by people who decided to feed the gators, even though it is illegal) and shouldn't prevent us from enjoying Florida's natural beauty.