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Am I irrationally afraid of kayaking in rivers with alligators?
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:50 pm
I recently learned it’s a popular activity to kayak in Florida’s rivers which contain gators/crocs. The last thing I want to do is kayak with gators. I don’t want to be anywhere near them. But everyone I talked to says it’s not a big deal and that they’ve either done it before or would do it. Am I irrationally afraid or am I the only rational one?
This post was edited on 3/28/23 at 4:54 pm
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Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:52 pm to Jon Ham
Probably the wrong message board to ask. Many of us grew up swimming in dirty muddy water full of alligators.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:54 pm to Jon Ham
Yes. Stop being a vagene.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:54 pm to Jizzy08
quote:the wrong board to ask would be the music board, because that board is predominantly concerned with music, and this question is about kayaking and alligators.
Probably the wrong message board to ask.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:55 pm to Jon Ham
Mama says just avoid dem when they ornery.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:55 pm to Jon Ham
If this is an irrational fear then I don't want to be rational.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:55 pm to Jon Ham
you'll be fine... do it
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:57 pm to Jon Ham
Over a 40 year period, there were an average of 8 attacks per year in the united states.
Some wierd link from 2004 about alligator attacks in the US
My math skills tell me you are at greater risk of getting molested by your dentist while simultaneously getting struck by lightning. I took remedial math like 3 times at LSU, so I know what Im talking about.
Some wierd link from 2004 about alligator attacks in the US
My math skills tell me you are at greater risk of getting molested by your dentist while simultaneously getting struck by lightning. I took remedial math like 3 times at LSU, so I know what Im talking about.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:58 pm to Jon Ham
You'll be fine, alligators aren't very aggressive especially when they're accustomed to humans being around them in some capacity.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:58 pm to Jon Ham
quote:LINK
Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee (c. 1975 – 7 December 2010) was a South African outdoorsman and author.[4][5] He was killed after being taken by a crocodile in December 2010.[4][6]
Coetzee gained prominence in 2004 leading a Nile River source-to-sea expedition, following in the path of John Goddard's expedition.[7][8][9][10] The expedition set off from Lake Victoria in Uganda on 17 January, reaching Khartoum on 25 March[11] and the Mediterranean Sea at Rosetta on 21 May.[12] The purpose of the trip was to draw attention to the humanitarian situation in the region in partnership with CARE.[13] Following claims that the expedition had not begun from the true source of the Nile, Coetzee's party undertook a further journey from Kagera to Lake Victoria in April 2005, adding 750 km to the 6700 km they completed in 2004.[14]
Coetzee was leader of an expedition going from the source of the White Nile into the Congo at the time of the attack. The trip was the first-of-its-kind kayaking expedition from the White Nile and Congo rivers into the Congo to explore the Ruzizi and Lualaba Rivers. The two other men on the trip, Americans and also experienced kayakers, were documenting unexplored whitewater and development projects in the region.[4][15]
A memorial service for Coetzee was held on 28 January 2011.[1]
The documentary short film Kadoma about Coetzee was released in 2011.[16] His story was also featured in 2022 as an episode on National Geographic's Edge of the Unknown With Jimmy Chin.[17]
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:58 pm to Jon Ham
Gators 
Crocs
Crocs
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:59 pm to Jon Ham
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:00 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:
My math skills tell me you are at greater risk of getting molested by your dentist while simultaneously getting struck by lightning
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:01 pm to Jon Ham
I wouldn't do it either, and the Burmese pythons
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:01 pm to Jon Ham
I was about to add yes completely unless you are in Florida maybe. (Lol)
Your alligator crocodiles really suck
Your alligator crocodiles really suck
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:02 pm to Jon Ham
Gators typically don’t bother people wearing sissy gay tennis shoes.
This post was edited on 3/28/23 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:05 pm to wheelr
quote:
Mama says just avoid dem when they ornery.
I just keep a case of these in my yak in case I come across an ornery one.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:06 pm to Jon Ham
just stop with all this kayakity yak
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:06 pm to Jon Ham
All I know is that you are 100% guaranteed to not be attacked by an alligator if you stay away from where they live.
That said, if you value and enjoy the time you spend kayaking, that enjoyment has to outweigh the concern/fear of gators.
This is all moot, though, because everyone knows it is the GDCKs you really have to worry about.
That said, if you value and enjoy the time you spend kayaking, that enjoyment has to outweigh the concern/fear of gators.
This is all moot, though, because everyone knows it is the GDCKs you really have to worry about.
Posted on 3/28/23 at 5:08 pm to LegendInMyMind
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All I know is that you are 100% guaranteed to not be attacked by an alligator if you stay away from where they live.
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