I had no idea that crocodiles are in Florida...

[steve2470]

Alligators, hell yes, but crocodiles ? I always thought they were in Africa, Asia, South America and other places!

American crocodiles in the United States coexist with the American alligator, and are primarily found south of the latitude of Miami, in Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and the Florida Keys.[21][35] A sizable population occurs near Homestead, Florida, at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station.[21][36][37] Some individuals wander northward to warm summer waters and have been sighted in Sarasota County and Palm Beach County.[20] In the summer of 2008, a crocodile was captured in the surf on Isle of Palms, South Carolina. In 2013, a 700-pound crocodile was captured in Tarpon Springs, Florida.[38] Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission program staff note that the crocodile was not weighed to be 700 lbs. The weight was estimated by the nuisance alligator trapper who inadvertently caught the animal using a baited hook. American crocodiles of similar lengths have been accurately weighed at 450–500 lbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile#Distribution_and_habitat


This GD thread make me look it up: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10607917

I've lived in Florida almost 60 years and never knew this. The things you learn because of DU.

[Buzz cook]

1. Yup

Relatively rare compared to the alligator

[brush]

2. That must be small compare to African crocs, even some of...

the Florida alligators are bigger than that (I watch "Swamp People" and they regularly catch alligators bigger than that.

[Laffy Kat]

3. Your post got me wondering about croc/gator hybrids.

Don't exist, as they are only distantly related. Really surprised me. It makes sense though, because I suppose it would have happened by now in the wild.