are there alligators in central florida?
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There are two types of alligators in the world: American Alligators and Chinese Alligators. American Alligators are found in the Southeastern United States including Orlando. American crocodiles are not found in Orlando but are found in South Florida, the Caribbean, Southern Mexico and Central America.
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Note: there are NO alligators in this area despite the sign. The water is brackish (partly salty) and Gators can't live in brackish water. Their cousin – the Crocodile can live in Salt Water, but there are none in Florida North of the Keys. There are some turtles to look out for on occasion here though!
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A pair of Central Florida lakes -- Lake Apopka and Lake Jesup -- also contained more than 1,000 gators in 2015, WKMG reported. Closer to West Palm Beach, biologists spotted 502 alligators, 76 of which were bull gators, in the southern part of Lake Okeechobee in 2015.
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Now cane toads are reported in Central and South Florida, usually south of the I-4 corridor. However, according to the University of Georgia map, sightings have been reported as far north as Gainesville.
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Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has confirmed alligator sightings in Tennessee are true. ... News Channel 5 in Nashville is reporting authorities with the TWRA said they have not stocked any alligators in the state, and they added the alligators are simply expanding.
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There actually are simple... I lived in Miami for over 18 years and there are definitely alligators in the city. You'll find them by lakes and rivers. If you're closer to the ocean then you might even see a crocodile.
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Alligators are not native to California. According to Florida State University, Florida and Louisiana have the largest populations of alligators in America, with each inhabited by around 1.5 million alligators.
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According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission alligators are most active when temperatures are between 82° to 92°F. The Ichetucknee eventually merges into the Santa Fe River, where the water's color and temperature are very different. You will see alligators here.
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Live alligators There are places in Gainesville, Florida, where you can see free-roaming alligators from an entirely safe vantage point. The La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie State Park has an elevated boardwalk that allows viewers to safely watch alligators in the wild of their natural habitat.
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Not long ago it was a rarity to see American alligators lurking beneath the waters along the Gulf Coast, but now this once-endangered species has made a triumphant return with a booming population. There's a pretty good bet you will see one, or two, or more in the waters around Mobile.
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There are quite a few alligators about, but whether you'll encounter any of them depends on where you're staying. I'm not aware of an alligator attack EVER in Naples, although that might change as the population gets denser close to the Everglades.
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Of course there have been alligators spotted in and around numerous bodies of water in Walt Disney World. There are ~1.3 million alligators in Florida. ... The mere presence of alligators doesn't make a location dangerous.
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THE VILLAGES, Fla. — (WESH/NBC) - Residents of a Central Florida community enjoy the sunshine, the breezes across a golf course lake and their very own local celebrity: a giant alligator named Larry. The Villages is a retirement community known for two things: its leisurely living and a famous gator.
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While it's easier than ever to spot a few reptiles (sometimes even when you're not expecting one) Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale is the only place in Florida where you can see alligators and the infamous Gator Boys from the popular Animal Planet show.
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There are roughly 500,000 alligators in Texas, he said, although they're mostly found in the eastern part of the state and in the coastal marshes in the southern part of the state. Warner has an idea of how the alligator may have arrived in Austin.
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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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Alligators are freshwater creatures and do not live in saltwater. ... The only exception I know of with gators in canals is in Port Charlotte where some canals are a long way from saltwater and have a freshwater influence at the top end. There you might find a gator or two but seldom do you hear of a problem.