Guides To Keep Yourself Safe While In An Alligator Tour

By Christine King


Alligators are crocodilian reptiles with adults mostly having a black or dark brown color with their undersides being white. There is no record for their average lifespan and they are only native to United States and China. They live in freshwater environments like swamps, lakes, rivers, wetlands, marshes and ponds and the holes they made increase plant diversity.

They improve also the ecology through feeding on those animals causing severe damages in coastal wetlands like the grazing muskrat and coypu. Louisiana alligator tour is available for you to go and see these animals and reptiles. The following are several guides for keeping yourself safe while you enjoy watching them during your tour.

They are afraid of humans but feeding them with your food other than natural prey make them seek out people instead. So do not feed them and keep your food to yourself instead so they will not approach anyone and destroy their natural habits. This also applies for other animals around the area since they may learn to depend on humans.

Be careful when mating season happens, during months of spring and summer, as they do unusual things and be somewhat edgy. They leave their territories only at this time in search for females which makes larger alligators more frequent in places they normally not go. Just leave them alone, ignore them or give them space.

Keep your distance even when they seem slow and lazy while lounging in their spot as they can move really fast. You are still close enough if they lunge at you or hiss so sixty feet at least is needed to be your distance from them. Their babies or their nest should never be disturbed because their mother is always nearby and ready in protecting them.

Their habitats have areas with cool and refreshing water which is enticing for everyone to swim when riding on the boat. But if your feet, legs and arms cannot be seen when swimming then doing so is not advisable as alligators might be there. Stick to shallower and crystal clear waters instead because these areas are safer.

Be careful when fishing near their habitat as alligators would try to grab the hooked fish causing them to be caught with your line. Avoid areas with heavy vegetation and near the edge of water where they like to stay. Catching one with your line is very dangerous and not something you will want as you can get dragged down by them.

If you like bringing your pet dog along fishing or boating them always keep them on the leash particularly when disembarking your boat. This prevents them from running away alone specially at mating seasons as they could be prey. It will put you in danger also when you chase them because your surroundings might become hard to notice and these animals may be disturbed.

Plan your trip to these places by booking in advance at a nearby hotel or cottage with rental boats available. Others have guided tours just for sightseeing the diverse habitat of these animals and enjoy the environment. Check in advance the reviews of previous customers of these tours.




About the Author:




EmoticonEmoticon