Nap Time!
 

Along a retention pond.

Mother-in-law sleeping by the pool. Time for visiting for the holidays.

where did it find that much food to eat to get that big? and what did it eat?

That looks the the little fella by the 8th hole at Sweetgum. He also travels Mangrove.

Should never give location of gators.
Someone will always be ready to report, and get them killed by trappers.

Fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, birds, rats, raccoons, cats, dogs, and the occasional golfer trying to retrieve a stray ball from the pond. Or so I have been told.

I love seeing your pictures! That's about how close I ever want to get to a gator, though.
What amazing creatures living among us!

Ohiobuckeye
 

Why not at home if you’re tired it’s safer & nothing there to eat you!

What about pets who linger at water's edge?
 

Why would any responsible dog owner even walk their dog near any water edge in TV?

Smaller Gators.

There’s no reason to specify because we all just assume every pond has a gator or two. It’s the ones you never see that get you.

He has been seen by many golfers. If they trap him they will just move him to somewhere safe.

Not sure if they watching TOTV site looking for large gators.

When they move them, they don't move them to somewhere safe. They take them to be "processed".

Correct

Soon to be on the menu at a restaurant nearby!

I am getting a little tired of the GLORIFICATION of giant man and dog eating KILLER reptiles in The Villages. It is a strange fascination, but deadly serious to a person who loses their dog or cat. There are plenty of National wildlife refuges around The Villages to relocate LARGE GATORS. Personally, I think that ANY Gator over 3ft should be relocated to restaurants to be eaten by humans. The large Gators are dangerous to ANY Villager that engages in outdoor activities like fishing, canoeing, or even just walking near any lake.

In some cases, people's favorite dog or cat.

Exactly as they should be. They are NOT cute and wonderful animals when living close to dense human populations like in The Villages. They are natures KILLING machines and have a right to exist, but in wilderness areas, NOT here in The Villages. Suppose they drown and eat someone's little GRANDDAUGHTER? What then? Will I forgive the GATOR or The Villagers that fed them and did NOT report them? NO,NO,NO I will NOT !!!!!!!

I care to DISAGREE........like by 180 degrees.

That logic makes a lot of sense to me. If people have this irresistible URGE to see GATORS up close, they can arrange for a GUIDED and SAFE tour by a GUIDE into a nearby wilderness area.

People from up North do NOT have dog-killing-machines-of-nature living in THEIR northern lakes. Many don't realize the DANGER near FLORIDA lakes and ASSUME that The Villages are inherently safe EVERYWHERE. Others assume that no one would be crazy enough to FEED local GATORS and pretend that they are cute and harmless creatures.

Anyone missing their cat?
 

Mom with two kittens.