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Misc General Banter Thread

Some lenticulars out and about Iowa today! IMG_5663.jpegIMG_5661.jpegIMG_5659.jpegIMG_5657.jpegIMG_5657.jpegIMG_5663.jpeg
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Maybe I'm off on this, but I would think real hard about kayaking in the lower part of the state this time of year. I am sure people do it, but unless you have a lot of experience I would think gators could be a real problem.
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Saluda river is around 60 degrees year round so no gators there. Even in the low country where they live they're unlikely to ever bother you. Drunks on jet skis are a bigger danger down there.
 
ChrisAMB said:
Saluda river is around 60 degrees year round so no gators there. Even in the low country where they live they're unlikely to ever bother you. Drunks on jet skis are a bigger danger down there.
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I’ve seen them at Hilton Head and Charleston on land near ponds, especially on golf courses, and they just minded their own business and were in some cases just relaxing enjoying the sunshine. They weren’t the least bit threatening. Of course, I was staying at least 50 or so feet away from them.

Based on the low number of attacks on people, I assume they’re not dangerous as long as one doesn’t get very close/they don’t just attack people and largely avoid getting too close to humans. But wouldn’t there be times when folks accidentally get too close? I’d think there’d be more attacked just from that, especially in FL where there are >a million of them!
 
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