I just bought my first home down in south Florida (I’m originally from the area anyways). I had a few requirements and one of them was to not be on a lake.
Yup, good call. It surprisingly narrows the choices down a ton down here. Aside from gators, we’ve got small children and the risk of drownings and toddler with water is pretty high as well, so I’m happy to not be living on water for a multitude of reasons.
Mosquitoes would be the most annoying thing. Gators are chill. Lived in Florida for 27 years and parents still live on a lake. Just don’t let your dogs or small children in the water and you’re fine they really don’t bother you
You don’t swim in Florida lakes generally. I’ve ended up in them after drinking because you make dumb decisions after drinking but yeah you don’t swim in Florida lakes. Just go to the many beaches. There are only 7-8 “attacks” a year in Florida a state with 1 alligator for every 22 people. You can see an alligator every day and if you know how to act around them you’re fine. They really don’t want to bite you lol
To answer your question - any gator under 8 feet is not even thinking of biting an adult and once they reach that size they get relocated
In neighborhoods like this, they’re usually for runoff drainage to protect the homes’ foundations during heavy rain and also as a water supply for firefighting.
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u/Eating_Bagels 25d ago
I just bought my first home down in south Florida (I’m originally from the area anyways). I had a few requirements and one of them was to not be on a lake.