I’m kind of wary of animals that could seriously injure or kill. Obviously baby gators would not but the mom...I don’t know.
Amateur ethologist/herpetologist my whole life. I knew baby ‘gators hatching meant mom was near. I froze,, knowing that if I was not between her and them, I was likely fine, for a bit. She wasn’t huge, but she was very close, and nearly invisible. Knowing where she was. I moved back in for pics. First shutter release scared the crap out of me. 😂