Florida is known for it’s wildlife, including alligators. This guy was hanging out on the side of the road. Rescued and being relocated to a new home with a nice swampy pond. We were guessing it is about 3 years old. His length is right at 4 feet. His reptilian hide is still soft. Alligators are fascinating critters, they can be found in many low lying areas if you know where to look. I have a great respect for them. They can run, lunge and take down a person or animal within minutes.
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I am glad this little guy was rescued and given a better home. Back about 15 years ago when Larry and I were running as a team driving, we went up and down alligator alley at least 2 or 3 times a week picking up flowers out of south Florida. It didn't happen often but so many alligators would get hit by cars and trucks. We never hit one but a couple of times had to do some fancy driving to prevent hitting one. Doesn't matter what animal it is, I always hate seeing them killed by vehicles, but at the same time, I always worried we would breakdown in alligator alley. It's not a place you want to spend time on the side of the road.
I would never like to be broken down on alligator alley, and rescuing an animal does my heart good. I think they refer to them as speed bumps. No disrespect intended! 🐓🐓
Sadly, a lot of people do call them speed bumps and when a vehicle tire loses it tread, they call out on the CB, "gator in the road" because hitting one of them is a lot like hitting an alligator except the tire tread can be slung out from under the tire and cause major damage to any vehicle it hits.
Glad that this one was relocated. I'd rather see that than have them destroyed.
So glad he was rescued!