I do not know much about them, other than I do not want them in my pond. I have lost a couple of stockings of grass carp to them a few years back. I have not seen any lately, but I have heard a calling sound a bit like a large bullfrog. Is this a sound a gator makes to tell others where he is & stay away? I have heard this call from 3 areas of the pond one call after another for about a minute. What other animal might be making this sound? This is a North Florida pond.

Does someone have a suggestion of how to determine if there are gators in the pond without having to catch one? They have been good at hiding till someone starts to feed them. Then they show no fear.