Dommdivaa OP t1_j6jrwja wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Reply to comment by time_drifter in Louisiana Swamps (OC) [3024x4032] by Dommdivaa

I'm assuming gators will cool off anywhere. This was during a swamp tour, gators there aren't hungry or territorial- they're fed well by the tour guides. Nonetheless they are super cute.

time_drifter t1_j6jsyxw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Feeding the gators seems like a really bad idea. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was illegal but who knows. I did a tour in Florida and we had to almost drive the airboat over one before they would move.

Dommdivaa OP t1_j6jui4x wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Louisiana built different 😭

Consensuseur t1_j6nrisa wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:14 PM

Had my canoe tipped over once by a goose who thought I was going to feed him so yeah, that's probably not a good thing to do with a gator.

MidnightPhoenix5055 t1_j6kj62f wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:46 PM

Okay but they are territorial. And will give chase. And yeah, feeding is definitely a bad idea unless you wanna become the entrée. They are all-but-immortal death machines. (Unless you manage to hold their jaws shut, but I’m still not getting that close)

Dommdivaa OP t1_j6kle04 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:01 AM

I'm now calling them "immortal death machines". I read they can jump high too.

MidnightPhoenix5055 t1_j6kn999 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:15 AM

It’s wild because their cells keep regenerating. The main thing that kills them is a larger alligator or food scarcity. Otherwise the just keep growing. And not so much “high” as “far.” Propel themselves up a bank twice their body length fairly easily.