I think ya'll are making to much of a deal on this and agree with Gator. I've waded chest deep around the shores of Lake Okeechobee, with a rod in hand, knowing the next step could be a gator hole. It's no big deal really, and just media hype. So what if two or three people get eaten by gators a year in Florida? I mean it's horrible and bad and all, but statistically, it won't happen to you. Last I knew there were 20,000,000 still living well, in Florida, and that is just the legal ones. Man eating gators does happen, but, it's mostly just a bunch of media hype, again.
Just make sure the gators have plenty to eat, so you won't be the most appetizing thing they've seen in a while.
