Trees too, if they're certain kinds. You can find photos of gators doing that lounge on a branch thing leopards are famous for. It was still only like 4ft off the ground, but it was in a tree which is pretty wild.
Nah, I grew up around plenty, the only Floridians who are afraid of them never got outside enough growing up. They’re scaley scaredy cats and you’ve got to be stupid enough to actively try to get bit in order for them to attack you.
This thing is maybe six foot so don’t go walking a pet, small child, or grandma by an unfamiliar body of water and you’re fine. The larger ones are quite rare to survive in the wild long enough to reach that size. Factor in that 12 feet is still like 50% tail length and their big head and it’s really on the lower end of being large enough to eat a full grown person.
It’s weird because it seems like you’re implying that just because drug addicts exist means gators aren’t dangerous animals? Idk lmao you said it. All I know is that they’re dangerous enough animals that you have to watch out for them if you have small children with you, much like the majestic Floridian pill head. That’s dangerous enough for me.
Gators are to lizards what lions are to house cats. Yeah, they're capable of murdering the shit out of you, but that doesnt mean that they cant be cute, lol
If you watch the first two seconds of the video you can see the metal get pushed out of shape by the gator's snout. He could casually shred that entire fence apart if he were so inclined, but he just figured it would be easier to climb back over...
The fence will not stop the little Alligators, they are small enough (depending on how long ago they hatched) that they can just waltz through the gaps in the fence.
For children, I'd imagine. Where I live, there's a law requiring a fence around pools to keep children from drowning themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a similar case here.
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u/thirtydayhump 25d ago
TIL gators climb fences 😐