Diving with alligators

[Rooster59]

I'm sure Jim Fowler would be all over this alligator diving stuff

 

[Barnaby'sDad]

I saw one once in SC. Surfaced, did a 360* to see what was around while I was waiting on the boat, and there was an alligator floating by 40’ or so away. The boat was 150’+ away in the opposite direction (had to turn around and take my eyes off my new buddy to see where the boat was). That was close enough for me and I can’t say that I’m in a rush to repeat the experience.

 

[CuzzA]

Peace river in September

 

[chillyinCanada]

Peace river in September

Holy chit!!

How long can a gator/cricket keep that up?

 

[Silt Life]

Looks like they swim faster than me, so no thanks!

 

[CanadaDan]

...In the winter time you can see hundreds of them hanging at the Turkey Point nuke plant cooling canals, that's if you can get on the property!

Sounds like the origin story of a comic book character lol

 

[SloppyJoe]

Sounds like the origin story of a comic book character lol

Crocodile Doodie? (Dundee)

On topic now, growing up in SE TX ever so often you hear of people falling in the bayou drunk or even swimming and not getting out. Bodies recovered and even parts recovered from killed gators.......
Seemed to happen more often than I hear of surfers getting shark bites.

 

[jejton]

Not an intentional encounter lol. I was with a friend on his refresh dive at Casa Cenote in Tulum. The instructor surprised us with the resident croc... I kinda wondered why he had us surface halfway through the dive lol.

Actually can anyone confirm if this is a gator or croc? Sign says croc but some references say it’s a gator.

Like the other poster said, this is mostly a crocodile (American crocodile). Only two species of alligators exist - Chinese and American. The American alligator is only found naturally in the SE US, primarily Florida but also large populations in Louisiana, Georgia. Smaller populations are found as far north as Arkansas and the Carolinas. The Chinese alligator is found, well, in China. (Edited for typo)

 

[jejton]

It should be an alligator.
Are there even Krokodiles In amerika?

Yes. The northern edge of the American crocodile's natural habitat is coastal south Florida, and few of them at that as their nesting habitat is now mostly condos and hotels.

 

[Vicko]

Peace river in September

Poor guy watched Flipper to much.