We were going to buy a house over on San Marino Drive backing on the Preserve, until some of the neighbours told us alligators mate in the Preserve water area every Spring. That means there is definitely more than one gator folks! They see them and hear them mating (can only imagine what that sounds like)!! >
Apparently the gators "won't bother you unless you bother them"; but "be careful when they're mating, they tend to be irritable". Needless to say we didn't buy that house!!
We wanted to back on a Preserve, but with two dogs, ... no way!!! Now we back on a golf course, but we made sure there is no water anywhere near.
I researched gators on the 'Net. Apparently they can climb trees and chain link fences ... there were pictures of them doing just that. Snakes don't bother me, but gators give me nightmares. Arrrrrrrg. :edit: