It's always a good thing not to feed the Alligators. They should be made to be afraid of humans not expect humans to represent food. Feeding the gators make them much more dangerous. They will lose their fear of man if they had any and start to associate humans with food. That is never a good thing. Right now that 4 ft gator just learned that you represent a food source for it. A few years down the road that gator may grow to 6 for or even larger and then see another human being, a kid or a child, and remember that humans mean food. The gator may even take that child and eat him or her in a few more years.

It's best to avoid feeding the alligators in your ponds. The child may be one of yours or your neighbors.

That is why most southern states and especially Florida discourage people from feeding the alligators.




Quote Originally Posted by cdobber
Fished a small lake on the golf course today and found several beds. It was non stop action from 3:15 until 5:00 this afternoon then everything stopped. I don't know how many fish I caught but it was close to if not over 100. There is a 4 foot gator that calls the lake home and I tossed him a few bream on the bank. He was sunning about 10 ft from me for about a hour. They are clearing land to build more houses so I am sure he will be relocated before long.