Gator or Crock?

/ shellerina
Some kids were throwing food to this critter off the dock today, “We’re trying to get him to come closer!”

I explained to them, “You’re not supposed to feed them; that attracts them to humans! It is probably illegal too.”

Their dad thanked me.

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I think it is an alligator. What do you think?

Help in properly identifying the species here:

https://shellerina.com/2024/10/14/species-id/

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These alligator “hunters” were seen today on a guided tour in the same place as the gator was seen yesterday!

Locals tell me the gators are actually more afraid of us than we are of them. So, the gator I saw *may* stay clear of a group of kayakers like this… (but not if humans FEED them!!!)

One thought on “Gator or Crock?”

  1. Alligator has narrow snout are darker more docile and are usually small like this not much more than 10feet.

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