Alligator Fun Facts
Everglades Holiday Park shares these alligator fun facts to get you ready for the most exciting airboat ride in South Florida.
Alligators are a hot topic in states like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas. Residents in parts of these states are used to living amongst alligators swimming in lakes and local bodies of water, but there’s a handful of people who are all-too-familiar with coming uncomfortably close to some of these ferocious reptiles.
Believe it or not, alligators sometimes invite themselves into residential areas. With countless stories of alligators wandering into residential pools and even onto some people’s front door steps, the growing alligator population leaves many to wonder: Where do alligators go when they’re removed from our property? Is alligator hunting legal? What do residents of these states do when they encounter these animals? Can you hunt alligators at Everglades Holiday Park?
There are various ways to handle nuisance alligators that are roaming somewhere they shouldn’t be. Everglades Holiday Park’s Gator Boys Alligator Rescue Team are who the state calls when they’ve got an alligator on private property, or anywhere near animals and small children. The Gator Boys Alligator Rescue team steps in to safely remove the reptile before panic sets in and someone is harmed. Once the gator is removed from an unsafe situation, it is brought back to our animal sanctuary where it can live peacefully in its natural habitat.
Although it’s against Everglades Holiday Park’s personal beliefs, some people do resort to alligator hunting to clear out areas of large gators. Our South Florida alligator park and animal sanctuary can break down alligator hunting for you with these fast facts:
Because it spans across 1.5 million acres of Florida, there are specific parts of the Everglades that allow alligator hunting; however, hunting is not allowed at Everglades Holiday Park. Our park aims to be a safe haven for thousands of different animals, including alligators, birds, fish, racoons, and more. Visitors can see alligators living safely in their natural habitat on our Everglades tours.
Everglades Holiday Park shares these alligator fun facts to get you ready for the most exciting airboat ride in South Florida.
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