Florida snakes, alligators and bugs?
Florida lakes and ponds are the residences of a wide variety of aquatic animals and insects. These animals all have a purpose in nature and were living in our lakes long before man ever entered Florida. If you own lakefront property, you must know that you are living on or very near some wild creatures home and you need to learn to coexist. Snakes are present in every Florida freshwater body of water as well as on land. Most Florida snakes are harmless and no Florida snakes are aggressive, unless disturbed or provoked. Alligators are a protected species in Florida and were endangered until the last twenty years. Alligators are generally docile creatures and usually stay away from boats and people. The problem is that people dont stay away from them. Feeding, teasing or approaching an alligator is bad business. There have been no documented cases of water skiers being bitten by an alligator while skiing in Florida. The best advice is to know they are in the water and leave them alone. T
