The best time to spot gators is in the evening, once Lake commotion begins to wind down for the day. There are also a lot of restaurants nearby. Walk a couple blocks over to 1st Street in Sanford, and stop by Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe for some authentic German food, beer, and entertainment. The longest flowing river in Florida is also home to a healthy population of alligators.
The St. Johns River starts south of Orlando near Vero Beach and flows miles north it's one of the few river in the US that flow north until it dumps into the Atlantic Ocean in Jacksonville, two hours northeast of Orlando. It's an integral river within the state, runs through or near 12 counties, and even flows through Lake Jessup and Lake Monroe.
Your best bet at spotting some alligators on the St. Johns is to go on a river cruise. Truth be told you could stand on a dock and wait for one or two to cruise by, but a cruise is a great way to spend some time on the water. One of the best is at Blue Spring State Park. Anyone who is concerned can talk to their agent or holiday company. Travel insurers will not recompense for what's called "disinclination to travel".
My assessment is that Orlando and the rest of the US remains a very low-risk destination. The danger from alligators has not increased - but the tragedy has made people, and organisations, more aware of the danger. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies.
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The vast majority of alligators one may come across down here are less than 6 feet in length, but gators in the 8 ft. The largest Florida alligator on record was just over 14 ft.
Male alligators tend to grow larger than females. The State of Florida has a nuisance alligator program and will respond quickly to any concerns.
The response typically involves sending a licensed trapper to locate and remove the animal. Nuisance alligators are typically euthanized. With a few well-publicized exceptions, almost all alligators stay well-clear of humans. The adult alligator is an apex predator that plays a great role in the biodiversity of its habitat.
It feeds mainly on snakes, fish, small mammals and turtles. However, this species is an opportunist and when hungry, an alligator can eat anything including pets, carrion and humans in rare instances. One common method that this species uses to kill larger prey is to grab it and drag it into the water to cause drowning. If a gator catches prey that it cannot eat in one bite, it allows it to rot or eats it by biting and then convulsing or spinning wildly until it tears off bite size chunks.
An adult alligator weighs kilograms lb and is 4. However, it can grow to 4. The largest gator discovered was found in Louisiana. It had a length of 5. On average gators have seventy five teeth. Alligators have a very long lifespan even though their average lifespan has not been recorded. A one year old alligator that was taken from Germany to the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia in is now 76 years old.
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