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There are an estimated 1 million gators in Florida so swimming in fresh water is a no-no Ritabert 20 hrs ago #1
Salt water isn't totally safe what with flesh-eating bacteria.. Ritabert 20 hrs ago #4
marmar: Perhaps Soften the Title Ever-So-Slightly (???) wyn borkins 20 hrs ago #2
I grew up in central Florida The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #3
I hear there are thousands in Lake Kissimmee alone. Ritabert 20 hrs ago #5
Orlando used to be called the City of a Thousand Lakes The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #9
Interesting. Ritabert 20 hrs ago #11
Now it's the city of 10,000 swimming pools- with multiple gators in all of them. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #18
This was one of the first things I was advised when I moved to South Carolina also. Totally Tunsie 19 hrs ago #17
All natural bodies of fresh water in Florida are potential habitats for alligators and poisonous snakes. sop 20 hrs ago #6
In cities (like Orlando) people insist on tossing food to gators. That is a fatal no-no. Gators allegorical oracle 20 hrs ago #12
That'll do it. underpants 20 hrs ago #7
I stayed at a nice hotel in Orlando as kid RANDYWILDMAN 20 hrs ago #8
Fla freshwaters are especially hazardous in June and July -- when gators mate, nest, and allegorical oracle 20 hrs ago #10
Key is to stay out of Florida.**nm misanthrope 17 hrs ago #20
Rule of thumb for alligators in Florida is a little more nuanced then what people generally say Tommy Carcetti 20 hrs ago #13
And then a trapper killed two gators "near the scene" flvegan 19 hrs ago #14
My husband is native to Miami - TBF 19 hrs ago #15
We hired a guide to go bass fishing in the multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #16
I'm a Yankee and have been in FL róisín_dubh 18 hrs ago #19
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