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I actually went out find some alligators. After hiking a trail to get to a pool at the end of a canal that regularly holds an 8 footer, I didn't find her and started back. There were lots of reeds between the trail and the canal. I heard something heavy moving water. As carefully and silently as I could, I slipped through the reeds, keeping a watch for snakes, got near the waters edge, parted the reeds, and found this guy about 35 feet away. As soon as he saw me he started swaying his head, looking away, slapping his paw on the water and popping his jaws. I was able to get a few shots then backed away.




It was a relatively cool evening. Lots of bears out and about.