Removal is a myth, if they take a gator it becomes gator bites for lunch. They do not remove unless they become a nuisance. If you stay away they stay away. One gator from here that had celebrity status did go to a refuge.

It’s actually “Cherry Lake”… look at any map. And not only is there no “P” in Sumter, there is also no “N”. I hear so many people call it “Sumpner”. When I politely tell them “It’s ‘Sumter’”, they reply, “That’s what I said, ‘Sumpner’”. They do not hear the difference. They probably spell it correctly, just don’t pronounce it correctly.

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Is that kinda like Libary, axe, and bambulance?

One way to find out if there are gators in the. Lake go for a swim.

Follow up question, who are the various boats on the lake named after? Morse grandchildren maybe?

Be careful about what you hear on the boat rides. I’ve gone several times and heard a different set of entertaining lies on each trip. Talk of pirates was a fun one.

You are correct! Before LSL was built it was Cherry Lake, still is. Guess the developer didn't like the sound of "Cherry Lake Landing" so they gave it their own name when they enlarged the lake. I remember when they sunk that tug in the lake and errected the beacon tower at the "Lewis Lighthouse Restaurant".

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I’ve never tested it myself, but a river guide on the St. John’s told me the distance between the nose and eyes is 1/12th the length. So six inches says the gator is six feet long.

Another mispronunciation is when people refer to the CAL-va-ry when they mean CAV-al-ry. I heard that several times last week on an episode of “Bones”. It’s annoying.

Lol, I've been on the Jungle Cruise at Disney (Anaheim) enough times to know the patter by heart. "Oh no, watch out for the hippo, Bang!"

Last week I went out with a naturalist for a day. He related that every inch from about to eye = one foot in length.

"Bambulance"? That's a new one! :1rotfl:

There are lots and lots of gators in Lake Sumter according to the wildlife guy that taught a class I took. He said to never put your child on the railing cause a gator can jump high enough to grab it. I have never seen a gator there. But apparently many are on the other side and can be seen during the boat tour.

So they only want big gators??? :shocked: I’d rather have the little ones they remove, if I have to have gators.