Capt. Charlie
Moderator Emeritus
The most dangerous place to be is in their ambush zone, which is right on the water's edge. In Australia and Africa, I understand that's where most people are grabbed.Gators don't scare me next to a boat or canoe or (with some distance) on foot, but I still can't bring myself to swim in a freshwater canal or river. I don't care how many other people do it and say it's o.k. Anytime I get close to freshwater, be it a canal drainage ditch or marsh, I'm on the lookout. They don't keep me away, but I'm ever vigilant.