It's just like anything else, just have to show respect. Him and I meet almost every evening, at the end of the pipe where he lays in the water is blocked by brush from view, so I am with in 10' of him when we see each other, I just tell him in a calm voice to go away, and with a big splash he goes into the pipe. Pipe is right beside little clearing on end of pond, my favorite fishing spot. Its obvious nobody has ever given him food, hes as scared of me as I of him, just as it should be. Almost all problems with gators is when not very smart people think its neat to feed them. Trust me, been around them also, they are not fun, they come straight to you with no fear. Ran into one of them last week on a job site i was looking at, about the same size as mine. He made you back away from pond, if you were close, he would start to come out of water at you. Threw a small stick to him and he snatched it out of the air. Thems no fun.
