just go with somebody that runs slower than you.Is there a repellent for gators and crocks?
Hmm... so if you smear yourself with prep. h, and you don't get attacked, that means it repels alligators? Don't think so. Oh well.
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No, there is nothing that will repel them. But here are some safety tips. (Also, keep in mind that your chances of seeing a croc are slim to none, I know people who have spent their entire lives in areas where there are crocs, and have looked for crocs, and still have not seen them.)
Alligators are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk, limit water activities to daytime hours.
Swim only in designated areas. If you rent a kayak or canoe, do not stop and swim, if you're on the water, you are in alligator habitat. Parks with swimming areas are very good at noticing alligators venturing into areas that they should not be in, and are quick to call in the proper authorities.
Do not think that just because you are in salty water, that there will be no alligators. Gators are found in the ocean from time to time. They have to make their way to fresh water to rinse the salt from their systems, but can function perfectly in salt.
Do not feed alligators. 95% of Florida's alligator attacks are linked to feeding. They lose their natural fear of people and start associating us with food.
Along the same lines, do not throw things at alligators to try to scare them away, making them mad like that may have the opposite effect than the one you want.
If you are fishing and a small alligator follows your lure or bait, it is NOT attacking you, it is attracted by topwater activity and the idea of wounded fish.
If an alligator does approach you, remember, even if it's longer than you are tall, you are still taller than it is, and that is how they judge size.... an alligator will not chase you on land, it's not their nature.... Back up, keeping an eye on the alligator, once you are 15 - 20 feet from the water, THEN run. Don't worry about zigzags or any of that crap, think about it, wouldn't an alligator know about zigzags from chasing fish, otters, and other animals? Run zigzags if someone shoots at you, not if an animal is after you.
Now, the real issue. You have an irrational fear on your hands. In 50 years, alligators have been responsible for the deaths of 25 people in Florida. DOGS kill more people than that EVERY YEAR in Florida alone. But there were three human fatalities in a WEEK last year, you say... Yes, there were, I can't argue that, but if you look at the facts......
Ocala National Forest.... I've rented canoes where that girl did.... you know what? There's a sign where she rented her canoe that said ';No swimming on canoe run.'; What was she doing? She was snorkeling... I guess snorkeling and swimming aren't the same thing.....
Sunrise.... The girl involved in this attack was found to have over the legal limit of alcohol in her system, and also was positive for Xanax. They're not even sure she was conscious when that attack happened.
I forget where the third was, but guess what? Illicit substances were involved in that one as well....
So.... Don't get wasted and go swimming at night, and you'll be fine.
By the way, there has been only ONE human fatality from an American Crocodile. This was back in the 1920's I believe. A pair of surveyors in south Florida came across a croc, one had a camera, the other had a shotgun. The one with the camera said ';Shoot it, and I'll take your picture with it.'; So the one with the shotgun did. Alligators and crocs don't die easily. When he sat down on it's back to have his picture taken, it came back around and killed him. This croc's skin is on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. That's it... Just one.
Don't worry about alligators, there's more important things to worry about. If they wanted to eat us, there would be no people left in Florida.
lol no sorry. I live in FL and no there is no such thing. Just don't swim in the lakes and ponds and never feed a gator!
yes It's called a shot gum !!! Sorry! don't like gator that much. have a good day
Ur funny
No there is nothing, yes stay clear of murky waters and ponds
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