May and June is mating season for gators so they'll be actively looking for love. Couple years ago there were two large gators in Lake Sumter who lived at opposite ends of the lake, but I haven't seen them lately. Someone living on the lake said you'll know when the eggs hatch by the large number of raptors appearing overhead hoping to snack on the little fellas.

Not to mention they are good sauteed in a lot of garlic:)

Possibly the worst mispronunciation in the English Langauge-
"I need to Axe you a question". There is not faster way to sound
uneducated than that. It isn't even close to Ask.

Sumter with a P is pretty common though, and being a Name rather than an actual standard word it is not really surprising.

Far as alligators, their brain is about the size of a pea. It's deepest thoughts are EAT and REPRODUCE. On land they are shockingly fast. In the water they are faster than that.
Their bite is measured in tons. A four foot alligator can and will give people quite a bite.

Google “I need a bambulance” but listen to the uncut version

Do gators shrink in Jacksonville rather than grow?

You misspelled the title so you would get more responses. I am on to you:boom:

Should have axed that question when you went on the ferry tour:icon_wink:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

How did you arrange to spend a day with a naturalist. That sounds so interesting!

Lake Sumter lake
 

The lake is about 12 ft deep according to the tours. There are plenty of gators in it - big and small. It is spring fed so there are plenty of fish to feed them - tilapia, bass, etc. The birds seem to co-exist with the gators. You will see that in many of the ponds. Small children and animals should be kept away from the edge as gators move quickly when hungry - as fast as 20 mph. They should not be given people food as that encourages them to approach without fear. When that happens , they are considered nuisance animals and then they are destroyed. They only reason Larry was taken away was the public loved him and were up in arms when they were going to send in a hunter. Many have been killed because of this. Grandchildren should not be encouraged to feed them and taught the environmentally correct way by encouraging them to view these wonderful animals from afar.

Tequila shots.

I think you meant the English Language :icon_wink:

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FYI for Grandparents- https://www.gatorland.com/
 

Hi Grandparents, instead of having your grandkids feed our local wild gators, take them to Gator Land. They will see gators of every imaginable size, plus flamingos and other animals native to Florida.

They would have chopped it up anyway. 🤣

Fix the title... That P is driving me nuts...

My mother's maiden name was SUMPTER. Great Great grandfather was from South Carolina and a member of the Cherokee Tribe.

I think a lot of words like axe instead of ask is referred to as Ebonics.

:ohdear::ohdear:

I've seen them chomping on some healthy sized turtles as well.
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We've gone on the boat tour a couple of times and the men working the boarding station will hit paddles on the water and gators will come swimming over to investigate.
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You are not suppose to feed the Gators. They become unafraid of people and it makes them dangerous!!

Not to mention it's a misdemeanor in Florida to feed them.

Nothing more American than Ebonics.

Axe is coming from aks. So, it's closer than you think.

The real disgrace is skreet. "I am going across the skreet to aks the neighbor a question."

Dude, relax I didn’t feed them just something I have observed at Sumter not Sumpter not Sumner Landing