Guides In Keeping Yourself Safe During An Alligator Tour

By Christine King


Alligators are the crocodilian reptiles with black color or dark brown one for most adults and have white undersides. There is no known record about their average lifespan while they are native only to China and United States. They live in environments with freshwater like lakes, wetlands, ponds, swamps, rivers and marshes and plant diversity is increased with holes they made.

They also improve the ecology by feeding on animals that can cause severe damage to these areas like coastal wetlands being grazed by coypu and muskrat. You could go to Louisiana alligator tour and look for these reptiles and other animals living there. The following are various guides in keeping yourself safe from alligators while enjoying the trip.

They are afraid normally of humans but if you feed them food aside from what they naturally prey on then they tend to instead seek people out. So never feed them with your food but instead keep it to yourself and avoid destroying their natural habits. This applies to other animals also as they might approach humans and become dependent on them.

Be careful when mating season happens, during months of spring and summer, as they do unusual things and be somewhat edgy. They leave their territories only at this time in search for females which makes larger alligators more frequent in places they normally not go. Just leave them alone, ignore them or give them space.

Keep your distance even when they seem slow and lazy while lounging in their spot as they can move really fast. You are still close enough if they lunge at you or hiss so sixty feet at least is needed to be your distance from them. Their babies or their nest should never be disturbed because their mother is always nearby and ready in protecting them.

Their habitats have areas with cool and refreshing water which is enticing for everyone to swim when riding on the boat. But if your feet, legs and arms cannot be seen when swimming then doing so is not advisable as alligators might be there. Stick to shallower and crystal clear waters instead because these areas are safer.

When you fish at their habitat, be careful as alligators will try in grabbing your hooked fish which could catch them with your line too. Avoid fishing at areas near water edge having heavy vegetation that they prefer staying at. Catching an alligator with your line would be dangerous and you will not want something like this because being dragged down is possible.

If you like taking your pet dogs when boating or fishing in these areas, keep them on leash specially when you disembark the boat. This is to prevent them from running off alone particularly during mating seasons where they can become prey. And it would put you in danger also when chasing them as you may not notice your surroundings well and disturb the animals.

Plan the trip in these places with an advance booking at nearby hotels or cottages including the available rental boats. Others offer guided tours only for sightseeing the animals living in the diverse habitat. Check their reviews in advance from previous customers of the tours.




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