I dont push my luck being around the Everglades...3 deaths last yr or so due to gator attacks...that being said I have stepped on the tails of several by accident while getting caught up in the moment...they dive into the water fast and hard but it is unsettling at best...I have also had a few that were mean and determined to eat me or my fish or both...one had 3 legs and he was the worst of all...its the saltwater crocs that concern me more and I see them also, some very close but its the manatees that actually do the damage lol...I know they eat dogs all the time and I wont let my dogs near most water...the Everglades has a overpopulation of boas and pythons that can and do eat the gators up to 8ft so many things to worry about....still looking for the Skunk Ape!!! these 1st 2 pictures are saltwater croc and the last a gator