are there alligators in the atlantic ocean?
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Alligators are primarily freshwater animals and they do not live in the ocean. ... Alligators probably aren't one of them. While alligators can tolerate salt water for a few hours or even days, they are primarily freshwater animals, living in swampy areas, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds.
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Alligator spotted in the water off Florida's Gulf of Mexico. The general rule of thumb is that every body of water in Florida has an alligator in it. You can add the Gulf of Mexico to that list. A gator was spotted swimming in the saltwater off the coast of Fort Myers Beach in Southwest Florida on Monday.
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Crocodiles are found in large numbers in the tropical north of Australia, while the American alligator is found in the south-east United States. Alligators tend to live in freshwater and have wide U-shaped snouts, where as crocodiles are usually found in saltwater.
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Alligators are freshwater creatures and do not live in saltwater. ... I have never heard of an incident in Punta Gorda involving gators in canals or even in the Peace River where they live.
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American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can be found throughout the coastal regions of the Southeast, with North Carolina being their northernmost known habitat. They thrive in NC swamps, rivers, canals, tidal basins, and even ponds and lakes along the coastline and eastern inland regions.
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Crocodiles exist both in freshwater and saltwater, whereas alligators prefer freshwater environments. The Florida Everglades is the only place on earth in which both alligators and crocodiles coexist.
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American alligators are found in the southeast United States: all of Florida and Louisiana; the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; coastal South and North Carolina; East Texas, the southeast corner of Oklahoma, and the southern tip of Arkansas.
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Alligators and caimans (the family Alligatoridae) are found almost exclusively in North, Central and South America. ... There are a handful of members from the family Crocodylidae (true crocodiles) in the Americas, but the majority are found throughout Africa, India and Asia.
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American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are a shy and reclusive species. They live in coastal areas throughout the Caribbean, and occur at the northern end of their range in south Florida. ... The American crocodile inhabits brackish or saltwater areas and can be found in ponds, coves, and creeks in mangrove swamps.
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Alligators are native to the Gulf Coast. ... There are alligators in Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston and I know there are mating alligators in Lake Fork just to mention a few fishing and water recreation hot spots.
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Marine life experts say although it is rare, it is not uncommon to see alligators in the Gulf. Big Hickory Island backs up to the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve where fresh water meets salt water, and with recent Lake Okeechobee discharges, the water is a bit more fresh than usual.
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Alligators inhabit all 67 counties in Florida and can be found anywhere there is standing water, state biologists say. It's common to see alligators on the banks of the St. Johns River or its tributaries including Black Creek in Clay County.
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Yes. While they get scarce as you venture out of the Bay and up the connecting rivers, they are definitely present in the Chesapeake. A little way south, adjacent to North Carolina's Outer Banks, we have Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and plenty of gators.
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Currently, there is an alligator that hangs out on the rock jetty at Carolina Beach State Park in the Intracoastal Waterway. ... Alligators have to pose an immediate threat or be in a habitat that is not the best place for them in order for officials to come and remove them.
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American alligators live in freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and swamps, as well as in brackish water. When they construct alligator holes in the wetlands, they increase plant diversity and provide habitat for other animals during droughts.
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Crocodiles are large reptiles found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. They are members of the order Crocodilia, which also includes caimans, gharials and alligators. There are 13 species of crocodiles, so there are many different sizes of crocodile.
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North America contains the American alligator and the American crocodile, plus feral populations of the spectacled caiman in Florida. ... Several Caribbean islands contains crocodilian species, most notably Cuba which contains the endemic Cuban crocodile plus native American crocodile and feral spectacled caiman.