Live at the lake right now..

[Kcl]

For whatever reason, alligators/crocodiles still scare me. From a distance, or little ones, is fine for me though. We did have a young alligator for a while at the wildlife rehab center before he went down to a refuge. He was pretty funny. Grumpy little guy, made lots of funny noises. Crocodilian parental care is super cool though. Awesome animals in general, maybe some day I'll desensitize myself to being up closer to them.

[zina10]

For whatever reason, alligators/crocodiles still scare me. From a distance, or little ones, is fine for me though. We did have a young alligator for a while at the wildlife rehab center before he went down to a refuge. He was pretty funny. Grumpy little guy, made lots of funny noises. Crocodilian parental care is super cool though. Awesome animals in general, maybe some day I'll desensitize myself to being up closer to them.

I'm not sure why, but this particular gator doesn't scare me at all. He has been in that small lake for a very long time. There are no others. (Big lakes must have a few though, I've seen babies )

Some people make that trip out there to fish, even though the lake is small. I think they like the peace and quiet. I feel like the gator and the people have come to an understanding. Each leaves the other alone. That's why I leave a respectful distance as well.

There was just something so peaceful about that place. Its so quiet, not a soul around aside from the animals. It was beautiful and that old "dinosaur" and I just enjoyed the sun. It was a great way to just stop thinking about anything at all and live in the moment.