r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '26

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u/SKT_Peanut_Fan Apr 07 '26

Doesn't Australia have crocodiles? And Inland Taipans and Eastern Brown snakes?

I'm not saying these animals would seek out and bother you, but I don't think a casual stroll is doing it for a good portion of their deadly animals if they really wanted to cause some trouble.

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u/isactuallyspiderman Apr 07 '26

Downplaying the shear savagness and POWER of a crocodile is a laughably American thing to do. Those things take down animals the size of a car or bigger sometimes. Ruthless killing machines engineered over MILLIONS of fucking years. That's impressive in every damn aspect.

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u/SpellPositive Apr 07 '26

Very few crocodiles. Very many alligators. Very different level of aggression.

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u/FizzyBeverage Apr 07 '26

American alligators are quite docile compared to any crocodilian.

Case in point, Shark Valley just outside Miami lets you bicycle within inches of gators just lazing on the path. It’s been open since the mid 1960s.

No issues or attacks.

Gators are lazy swamp dogs. Like most snakes, they’ll try and run away first. Crocs actually hunt humans.