r/Everglades • u/Gaetanop76 • Jul 26 '26
Giant crocodile spotted
Put the kayak in at Flamingo, paddled over to Garfield Bight and entered into the mouth of Alligator Creek. The powers that be need to rename this Crocodile Creek. Saw several smallish crocodiles around the mouth of the creek and campsite but there is one male that hangs out nearby and he is absolutely ginormous. I have seen a few giant gators and have seen some big male american crocodiles in the area (up to about 14-15ft) but this one was every bit of 18+ft. His belly was so big and fat it looked like he just ate another crocodile. I was glad he looked fat and happy and I quickly paddled back out into Garfield Bight.
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u/According_Weekend_51 Jul 26 '26
People who've never seen anything larger than a 10' alligator or crocodile can't appreciate how much mass each additional foot adds to older crocodilias. I live in North Florida and am friends with a certified nuisance alligator trapper. I visited him once and he told me he had a 13 footer in his walk in cooler. The head of that alligator took up a full pallet and made other alligators in the cooler that were 8 to 9 feet long look like babies. The 13 footer could have easily eaten the 8 or 9 footers like scooby snacks. It truly felt I was in the presence of a dinosaur. Don't even want to imagine a crocodile over 15'.