are there more crocodiles or alligators in florida?
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Alligators are more numerous in Florida than crocodiles, are darker, have a broader snout, and are typically found in freshwater habitats. Crocodiles, on the other hand, are rare and secretive creatures that inhabit coastal, brackish, and salt-water habitats.
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Alligators appear in multiple places around the continental United States, but they're most predominantly known for living in Florida because of the Everglades and a large number of swamps.
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The Florida Everglades is the only place on earth in which both alligators and crocodiles coexist.
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We recently estimated that there are 32,000-38,000 alligators and about 408,000 acres of alligator habitat in Mississippi. ... We have discovered that the average size of Mississippi alligators is much larger than alligators sizes reported from other states, such as Florida or Louisiana, where alligators are hunted.
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Alligators. Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for many centuries, and are found in all 67 counties. In recent years, Florida has experienced tremendous human population growth. ... Although many Floridians have learned to coexist with alligators, the potential for conflict always exists.
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MILTON — The city of Milton is warning people after two “nuisance alligators” were spotted at a popular public park. ... The city also cited statistics from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, stating there have been 274 unprovoked alligator bites reported in the state of Florida from 1948 to 2017.
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Crocodiles exist both in freshwater and saltwater, whereas alligators prefer freshwater environments. The Florida Everglades is the only place on earth in which both alligators and crocodiles coexist.
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There are more than 1.25 million alligators in Florida and some of these alligators and crocodiles call the more than 400 miles of canal (mostly brackish and fresh water) their home. If you see an alligator, LEAVE IT ALONE! Do not attempt to get close!
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Alligators can be found in almost any body of fresh water across Florida. Myakka River State Park near Sarasota, Florida, is one of the best places to see alligators and birds in the South. ... But the main attraction here is gators.
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Throughout its tourist history, Florida has been famous for its alligators. ... Cape Coral has its fair share of alligators, and for the most part, they live their own quiet lives in the numerous canals in the City. But as with other wildlife, as the population grows, so do the problems with alligators.
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Gator sightings are rare, but there are still plenty of them in the lakes, swamps and waterways of the Panhandle. South Florida has millions of alligators, but the Panhandle only has thousands.
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Besides, alligators DO NOT live in Africa. The only one of the two you will find in Africa is the crocodile.
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There are so many alligators around the popular resort in Orlando that it could easily create its own gator farm. ... A few days before young Lane Thomas Graves wandered into the white sand Seven Seas Lagoon where his family lounged, six alligators were hauled out of the theme park, four of them six feet or larger.
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American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are both residents of mangrove habitats. The American alligator ranges throughout the southeastern U.S., and is found only in low salinity areas of Florida mangroves.
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In Florida, one should assume that any body of water of appreciable size contains at least one alligator, and, as there are a number of lakes and ponds in Daytona Beach, yes, Daytona Beach has alligators.
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One seven-foot gator was spotted the night of Jan. 5 in Miramar's gated Nautica community. ... There are 1.3 million gators in Florida, Hord said, and encounters between humans and the scaly saurons can occur wherever there's water.