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Alligator vs Crocodile — Florida Is the Only Place Where Both Live Together
Florida is the only spot on Earth where the American alligator and the American crocodile share an ecosystem. Here is how to tell them apart, where to find each, and why the crocodile's comeback is one of the quieter conservation wins of the last fifty years.
Anhinga Trail — Everglades National Park's Easiest Eye-to-Eye Wildlife Encounter
Eight-tenths of a mile of paved boardwalk over Taylor Slough, four miles inside the Homestead entrance, and in dry season every wading bird and alligator in the southern Glades funnels in. The easiest big-wildlife walk in Florida.
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive — 11 Miles of Bike-Through Alligator Country
Forty-five minutes northwest of Orlando, an 11-mile gravel loop runs the north shore of Florida's fourth-largest lake. Open Friday through Sunday, sunrise to 3pm. Two hundred bird species, easily a hundred alligators, zero entrance fees — and most Orlando residents have never been.
Shark Valley — A 15-Mile Bike Loop Through the Everglades with Alligators on the Pavement
Inside Everglades National Park, an hour west of Miami, there is a 15-mile paved loop road closed to cars. You bike past alligators basking on the pavement, wading birds working the slough beside you, and a 65-foot observation tower at the south end with views to the Florida Bay horizon. Three…
Wakulla River Paddle — A 9-Mile Cypress Tunnel With Manatees and Gators
Nine miles of gin-clear spring water through cypress tunnel in the Florida panhandle, fed by one of the world's largest springs. Manatees year-round, alligators on every bank, a beginner current, and a turn-key shuttle out of St. Marks. The densest wildlife paddle in the state.