“They keep the muskrat population down. And usually not aggressive toward humans.”
When I was a kid I went night fishing on Florida lakes. We could see dozens of gators (red eyes) with the flashlight.
With the temperature still in the 80’s we would jump in to cool off.
While visiting Swagrass Golf course these creatures were lounging around a small lake like they owned it...while golfers weren’t the least bit concerned.
5. Is that how you got your childhood nickname of “Stumpy”?!!!
When I was young we used to go night fishing in Florida lakes. You could see hundreds of red eyes with a flashlight. We never jumped in to cool off. 😏