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Nile crocodiles in Florida?


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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-crocodiles-everglades-20160519-story.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/20/nile-crocodiles-found-in-south-florida-dna-analysis

 

I hope that there aren't more of these somewhere in the state, because this croc could pose some serious issues to the native animals as well as people. Crocs tend to be more dangerous than gators, or so I have heard.

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More gatorscout cookies for me... wait, these are crocs? *gulp*

Nile crocs might be the second largest crocs, after the Saltwater. They usually are around 11 to 16 feet, according to what I've read, with some as big as 20 feet being recorded.

 

I would also imagine gators and crocs are often mixed up, so who knows how many could be here.

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This is a quite obscure phenomenon, maybe the crocodiles migrates from Egypt, crossing the Ocean? Or maybe someone intentionally delivered it to Florida, as a pet..... Hope these crocodiles can adapt to the lifestyle

I don't know if it's a good thing for a Nile crocodile to adapt over there. Remember what happened with the cane toads in Australia?

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well, rip me.

 

 

This is a quite obscure phenomenon, maybe the crocodiles migrates from Egypt, crossing the Ocean? Or maybe someone intentionally delivered it to Florida, as a pet..... Hope these crocodiles can adapt to the lifestyle

 

 

Don't they have lungs? An ocean voyage would probably be a little difficult. I wonder if someone kept it as a pet. 

 

 

More gatorscout cookies for me... wait, these are crocs? *gulp*

 

 

When you're inbred, it's hard to tell the difference :^)c

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