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Should I factor in Alligators when looking for a home location?

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Old 02-28-2023, 09:30 PM
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When I took my first trolly tour of TV we had a real interesting gentleman for a tour guide. This was about 5 years ago, before I was old enough to live here (built house last year). The tour guide could not stop talking about the alligators. He was obsessed. Yes, alligators are everywhere, yes they might nap at your doorstep, yes they eat pets and people, keep your distance and lastly he said if living with alligators bothers you, don’t move here. At the end of the tour everyone thanked him. Almost all said they were about to make the mistake of moving to TV. Thankfully, the tour guide convinced them they should look elsewhere. I had spent a year on various TV forums and knew this tour guide was out to lunch. What he said went in one ear and out the other. I should have mentioned something to the higher ups, but the gentleman appeared to be about 100 yrs old and I didn’t want to do anything that might cause him such distress that…

I live a block from a pond. I’ve been told there is an alligator but I have never seen it. If you have pets or small grandchildren that will visit, perhaps you should avoid anything near a retention pond. When I was looking for a building lot, I purposely kept my distance from any water. My fear was/is snakes. I’ve been in TV 18 months now and have yet to see an alligator or snake, I pray it stays that way.
Good post and good information. thank you!
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