Up here north of the Mason Dixon line, I've never had a fear of swimming in my pond. Or I guess I should say, I never felt any threat from whatever kind of creature may exist in a northern pond.
Recently, there's been (2) verified sightings of either crocodiles or alligators in some rivers in Western PA. Some of these were 5'+ long.
For you more southern pond owners where gators/crocs are present, what is your position on people or pets swimming in your ponds?
We don’t have gator’s here in Kansas, at least I don’t think we do, but there is a Kansas statute in the books about feeding gators so I made this sign for our pond If nothing else maybe it will keep a poacher away