A few questions for those in gator country:

1) What is the geographic span for gators? Is it the entire Gulf Coast region?

2) If you are in gator country, do you ever swim in your pond?

I like the "natural" aspects of a pond, and my pond reflects that.

However, I don't have anything in my pond that can kill me very quickly, at least not without a sporting chance at survival.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."