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I don't know about the Everglades, but in the Okefenokee Swamp, you canoe around the waters and sleep on raised platforms. Well, you lie in your sleeping bag wh
by waterlesscloud 12y ago
I don't know about the Everglades, but in the Okefenokee Swamp, you canoe around the waters and sleep on raised platforms. Well, you lie in your sleeping bag while the gators move around under the platform. It's fun!
http://www.wildlifesouth.com/Camping/CampingChecklist.html http://www.wildlifesouth.com/Camping/CampingChecklist.html
- protomyth 12y agoIs that platform in the picture sufficient to keep an alligator from crawling up onto the platform? It seems mighty close to the water for my taste. and people wonder why I like North Dakota.....
- mrfusion 12y agoAre the alligators dangerous while canoeing though? Can they topple the boat or what if you fall out?
- waterlesscloud 12y agoI'm sure they could topple a canoe, and I wouldn't go swimming with them on purpose. But they really do tend to shy away from human confrontation. I've heard there hasn't been a single fatal attack in the Wildlife Refuge. For the most part, they seem to leave you alone if you leave them alone. I wouldn't say I ever got comfortable with them on my trip, but I stopped being terrified. Heh. That said, they're intimidating nonetheless, and worthy of a healthy respect. And their growling is unsettling.
- will_brown 12y ago>And their growling is unsettling. Not many people know/understand Alligators actually growl. It is a unsettling sound indeed, in my experience they growl because you have stumbled upon a nest which does make them very aggressive.