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Jim Boothe avatar
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Anyone ever encounter dangerous wildlife in the park? Alligators, rattlesnakes, black bear???

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Bob Wells avatar
Beach Fanatic
#2
C'mon Man... are you from Detroit..... all this other stuff should be easy! Welcome to Florida
Beach Lover
#3
Yes. All of the above. Don't forget about wild boar,coyotes, big cats. Although, I've only heard the coyotes and the biggest cat I've actually seen was a bobcat.

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FL Dawg avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4
Had another run in with Mr. Squatch on the way to church thru the dirt road to PWUMC on Sunday. If its not the chickens its the damn sasquatches!!
beachmouse avatar
Beach Fanatic
#5
Have seen water snakes in the pond by the manor house. Didn't get close enough to see what kind.
Kurt avatar
Admin
#6
Anyone ever encounter dangerous wildlife in the park? Alligators, rattlesnakes, black bear???

They don't want to be anywhere near people and will all avoid you if they have a choice. They are only a problem if you surprise them, which is hard to do - be noisy. If you see bear cubs be extremely careful because a momma bear is very protective.

You are not likely to see any of these critters. Alligators only near water.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#7
Only gators from a distance. Or close up in a boat. Oh, I did see mama and baby bear in a tree in Grayton Beach last year. They drew a crowd, poor things.
Jim Boothe avatar
Beach ComberAuthor
#8
I saw gators in a pond behind Beachside Villas last April. Black bear I'm not worried too much about, we have them in Michigan, and they want no part of humans. Rattlesnakes do worry me there though. I would not be walking with boots and pants, but most likely shorts and sneakers.
m1a1mg avatar
Beach Fanatic
#9
Rattle snakes are much like other snakes. They want nothing to do with something that is so much larger than them. They normally only bite when cornered. Be noisy.

Water moccasins (Cottonmouth), can be aggressive, but usually only when you are in their space. Stay out of their space. If you are on water and one approaches your boat, move. They have been known to climb in. ;-)
Jim Boothe avatar
Beach ComberAuthor
#10
Thx guys. Appreciate the insight. This year we are staying over at Gulf Place. See ya in early April.
Mike Jones avatar
Beach Fanatic
#11
Thx guys. Appreciate the insight. This year we are staying over at Gulf Place. See ya in early April.

Only thing to worry about in Gulf place is overly aggressive marketing and branding animals.
Beach Lover
#12
Only thing to worry about in Gulf place is overly aggressive marketing and branding animals.

and cougers.
Andy A avatar
Beach Fanatic
#13
Where can I find me a couger???
steel1man avatar
Beach Fanatic
#14
Where can I find me a couger???
late at night around the bar at Pandora's
Andy A avatar
Beach Fanatic
#15
Guess I'm out of luck. Don't like to drive at night or stay up late.
beachmouse avatar
Beach Fanatic
#16
Where can I find me a couger???

Wine tasting night at any Chan's Wine World.
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#17
Where can I find me a couger???
LOL Andy. Seriously you were such a loving and supportive husband for your wife. I'm sure she would want you to carry on with your life after a grieving period. I'd say that period is respectfully over, and I have strong feelings about that. One of my best friends died after a long battle with cancer. Her husband was very loving and supportive. But when I saw him with a bimbo a few weeks after my friend died, I lost respect for him.

Cougar on! The bar at Borago is a great place to find them. There's a male there on a regular basis and appears to be cougar hunting. I've seen women approach him and ... you fill in the blanks.

Oh, and you can get half orders of entrees if you don't want to spend a bunch of money.

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Beach Lover
#18
Where can I find me a couger???

From what I understand, couger season runs from early March to late August. You can chase them at night or bait them with a young buck.

Best of luck on your hunt!
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#19
Watch out for the FROGS!
Bob Wells avatar
Beach Fanatic
#20
Didn't they make a movie with frogs in them in SoWal?
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#21
If you're in Seagrove Beach watch out for the 30A Skunkape!

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