{"id":27597,"date":"2025-05-12T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27597"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:23:35","slug":"face-to-face-with-an-alligator-heres-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27597","title":{"rendered":"Face to Face With an Alligator? Here\u2019s What to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple\u2019s canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her.<\/p>\n

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An 11-foot alligator that tipped over a canoe and killed a woman in Central Florida on May 6 served as a reminder that, while alligator attacks on humans are \u201cextremely rare,\u201d as a state wildlife official said, they do happen, sometimes with fatal results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis serves as a somber reminder of the powerful wildlife that share our natural spaces,\u201d said Roger Young, the executive director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.<\/p>\n

Florida had an average of eight unprovoked alligator bites a year<\/a> over the 10-year period that ended in 2022, according to the commission. Many of them were serious enough to require medical attention.<\/p>\n

The commission has been urging people<\/a> to exercise caution in or near the water during alligator mating season, which runs from early April to June. The risk of an attack is higher, it said, because alligators tend to be more aggressive, active and visible during this time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The agency and other wildlife commissions offered these tips for avoiding or staying safe around the reptiles, which can grow up to 15 feet long.<\/p>\n