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Alligators. Vicious bastards, alligators. And that’s why they’re cool.
If you want to see ‘em up close and personal in the wild, although at a convenient more-than-arm’s-length, there’s a spot along the famous Alligator Alley that runs east to west connecting Miami to Naples.
We took the kids there, first time for my son, second time for my daughter (she was really too young to appreciate it the first time).
It’s a short boardwalk, maybe 70 yards long, that sits above a long canal next to a gravel road. (People actually live along it, amazingly enough.)
Alligators just gather there and slumber right alongside turtles and other wildlife. Tons of them, lurking in the brackish green water. With teeth. Big teeth.
Here’s a map. If you’re ever in south Florida, you can go see for yourself. It’s about halfway across.
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