I used to spend winters in North Miami and our development had multiple “gator warning” signs by every little pond
I thought it was stupid and wondered “why the hell would a gator waste its time in these little duckponds?”
Then while coming home at 3-4am one day, I saw an 8ft gator race out of a pond and take a fat goose. Then it ran down the street to a different pond. This was along a concrete path surrounded by homes and is normally full of kids and pets during the day
Still, for almost 50 years no person or pet has been attacked there. I guess humans don’t taste good to them
Parts of Florida , Georgia, and South Carolina have water moccasin too
Situational awareness.
I guess too many folks have spent too much time in the city. I bet those folks know what parts of town to avoid