Alligator Gathering at Lake Apopka 

Matt Hudson - There were a lot of gators. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

lenord227 - Thank you very much. I thought it was very unusual to see that many gators in one place and wanted to share it with others. I was born and raised in Florida and that was the first time I had seen that many. When I'm out in some of the wetlands I go to I'll see a dozen or more during the day but not over 70 in one spot. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Freptboy - It is a good place for gators but that was very unusual. I went back the next weekend and there were only a few. Like 4 or 5 that we could see and that is about normal. If you look for them there are a lot of gators in the wetlands but nothing like the day I took these photos. I have never seen that many gators gathered in that small of an area. It was fun. Thanks for watching.

ok...alligators they tend to move to other lakes if there something that attract them. I've been to that lake before to watch the alligators.

I think there was a lot of food in the lake that day, for whatever reason, and that is what attracted them. That many gators can go through a lot of food pretty quickly. I think when the food was gone they all left and spread out through the wetlands again.

Stephen Scott - It is such a shame that it was destroyed and that killed a lot of businesses and livelihoods. It has a long way to go and will never be the same but it has come a long ways. Did you watch my other video on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive? Thanks for watching.

Yes I did. It made me sick to see what was a wonderful place be destroyed. I’m all for farmers and other businesses making a living and using some of the resources, but leave as you found it or better

Where do you live. I would like to talk to you sometime

Stephen Scott - I live in Tampa but frequent a lot of wetlands all around Florida.

TAPP Channel - No, this was a rare occurrence. There are alway alligators in this area but rarely in this number. I suspect there was a food source concentrated in this pond and that is what brought them into such a small body of water. That is just my own theory. I went back the following week and there were just the normal number you generally see in this area. Thanks for watching.

Alligators are generally not an issue unless you do something stupid like getting real close for a selfie. They don’t attack people like a crocodile will. The only time they can be more dangerous is when you get close to their babies. Just use common sense and keep your distance and they will never bother you. Even with a hundred alligators like I had that day I was in no danger. It was quite a spectacular sight. You don’t see that many in one small area like that very often. I was born and raised in Florida and that was the first time I had seen that many gators in one small pond. Just remember that any body of water in Florida can have gators so be careful when you are around ponds, lakes or rivers. By the way, gator attacks on humans is very rare but it can be fatal if you are attacked. Just be vigilant when you’re around the edge of the water. Thanks for watching.

Florida is the same way. I wouldn’t even take video or pictures of them but people that don’t live where we do seem to love seeing them. I had a small 3 foot gator as a pet when I was a kid and thought nothing of it. Doesn’t everybody have a pet gator? 😃. Thanks for watching.

I don’t think that would be a good idea even if it wasn’t against the rules. They don’t allow pets for the same reason. They don’t want them to become snacks. Thanks for watching.

@@RCScottPhotography I was being sarcastic. carry on.

@@katjongeward7155 Yes I know.

or walk a dog or have a picnic with children...I don't get the glee over gators

I wouldn’t swim in that water even if there were no gators. 😀

Let me know how that works out for you buddy...