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An estimated 1.3 million alligators can be found in all 67 of Florida's counties. In April, males start looking for females.

You're hiking along a lush green Florida trail, hearing the chirps of marsh wrens and the whine of a mosquito, when you spot something. It's not the glinting water or the shorebirds catching your eye.

THE EXPERTS ABOUT GATOR SAFETY. IT’S THE TAIL END OF GATOR MATING SEASON HERE IN FLORIDA. THAT MEANS MALE GATORS ARE MORE ACTIVE, TERRITORIAL, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. IN GENERAL, ...