Splashing around making noise attracts them...........ALL of them..................
Last week, I was just sitting on the edge of the canal quietly enjoying the view across me when I noticed a gator swimming nearby. As soon as he saw me move towards the house, he swam right over to the edge, and then into the boathouse, where there are steps. That was close enough for me. I not only closed the screen porch door, I locked it, too. I’m sure a gator’s tail would tear down a screen easily, but then there was a whole house to retreat into if I had needed.