What to Do If You See an Alligator While Kayaking
Here’s the thing nobody tells first-time paddlers: seeing an alligator on a swamp trip is the goal, not the emergency. You came out here to see one. And almost every single time you do, nothing happens at all. The gator clocks you, decides you’re too big and too weird to bother with, and slides off…
Do Alligators Attack Kayaks? The Honest Answer for Paddlers
I get this question in the parking lot before we even reach the water, usually from someone who booked the trip and then spent the night before reading horror stories. Do alligators attack kayaks? It’s a fair thing to be scared of. It’s also, mostly, the wrong thing to be scared of. So here’s the…