human top speed 27mph
gator top speed 35mph
best advice is take a slower buddy with you
27 v. 35 mpg ?
for how long ? On land, I doubt anyone over 6 yrs of age would be caught by a gator. Quicker than quick, but not distance runners.
In fact. 35 mpg might be in water, which I don’t doubt.
Ussain bolt can do 27 in a short sprint. Most Americans probably cant do over 10 for more than a few feet. That said, alligators are lazy.
That works with bears too.
But only for very short bursts.
The key is - do they catch you by surprise?
Cause if you stay far enough away, or climb a tree, they ain’t got a chance to catch you.
What are we at-6 fatal attacks per year?
“From 1948 to 2021, 442 unprovoked bite incidents have occurred in Florida. Twenty-six of the bites resulted inpeople being killed by wild alligators. A total of 303 people have received major injuries and 139 have received minor injuries over the same time period.”
Exactly what I was thinking