Interesting fact, there are saltwater crocodiles in southern Florida, and the keys. It's, I believe, the only place in the world that has crocodiles, alligators, and Amazon caiman.
I can confirm this dude's statement about caimans. I used to hang out in their neck of the woods a looong time ago when I was a teenager. A few minutes away from Key Biscayne is a little tract of federal land where an old squatter named Jimbo built himself a little shanty town in a cove. He'd sell smoked fish and if you left cash on a counter, you could grab canned beer from a nearby cooler. My friend and I would see all kinds of wildlife in the nearby trails and water, usually gators, deer, and manatees. A few times we did see caimans, and they were always the most hostile fuckers. We called them Meth Gators.
My friend, you are the one who is mistaken. I have personally seen crocodiles in the Everglades. I'm from Florida and certainly know the differences between our reptilian neighbors.
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Steve@startrek.website · 12 pts · 2y
Hey this is at the Naples FL zoo
Also, alligator not crocodile, and the pond does in fact contain that big old boy.
OtisRamflow@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Interesting fact, there are saltwater crocodiles in southern Florida, and the keys. It's, I believe, the only place in the world that has crocodiles, alligators, and Amazon caiman.
nobleshift@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Decoy321@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I can confirm this dude's statement about caimans. I used to hang out in their neck of the woods a looong time ago when I was a teenager. A few minutes away from Key Biscayne is a little tract of federal land where an old squatter named Jimbo built himself a little shanty town in a cove. He'd sell smoked fish and if you left cash on a counter, you could grab canned beer from a nearby cooler. My friend and I would see all kinds of wildlife in the nearby trails and water, usually gators, deer, and manatees. A few times we did see caimans, and they were always the most hostile fuckers. We called them Meth Gators.
Bears_Koolaid@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
nobleshift@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Salties in southern Florida? Pretty sure you are mistaken. I think the only croc in the US is the American Crocodile.
nobleshift@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Decoy321@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
My friend, you are the one who is mistaken. I have personally seen crocodiles in the Everglades. I'm from Florida and certainly know the differences between our reptilian neighbors.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Decoy321@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
True, there's one species. But there are more than one of those crocs.
csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk · 5 pts · 2y
He is doing an big steppy
NickwithaC@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
So the reality is much less harmful and also cuter. Got it.
uis@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Gator!