Conclusion: How many Alligators are there in Florida? Drum Roll Please!

Green-tings fellow Green-lings and Green-wings! Prepare to be scared! Here is the second segment which will conclude this Post.

This green prophets contention after his simple unique Google research is as follows:

Factoring reproductive statistics together with a probable mortality rate of possibly 50 percent; meaning that maybe 5 out of 10 may not make it to adulthood; the conservative guess-tim-ation of the number of alligators in the state of Florida right now, today, is approximately! Drum roll please! Between 20 and 30 Million!!! Fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings; that means that Google, Alexa, the Experts and the Net... are off by between a multiple of 15 to 20 times!!! Yes! Right now; the American Alligator really ain’t endangered no more! What’s that? You require actual evidence! Really? Interesting! Why? Because when you ask Google, Alexa, the Experts and the Net... Evidence, is not required! You simply believe whatever those sources tell you! But not so here and now! Good for you! Keep reading!

Now if you watch the same nature shows and have read the same Internet info as this green prophet; then you know there is a rather large discrepancy between the expert's mortality rate estimates and this green prophets. Who should you believe? Who is... The more right?

Well, let's look at why this green prophet disagrees so strongly with the experts. They say that the predation or mortality rate of the alligators in Florida from birth to adulthood is at approximately 90 percent. But other experts claim that the percentage of indigenous species that have been lost to invasive pythons and other invasive species are also as much as 90 percent!

Do you see the problem they have? They cannot both be right! It is a have your cake and eat it too situation. Much like the DC Dems; through the deliberate pseudo-science of Dr. Anthony Fauci! Science sometimes supposes statistics that cannot be substantiated and have little basis in fact simply for affect... and then insist they be accepted as Gospel! Kind of like the conniving chaotic contrivances continuing with our current Congress concerning Covid 19! The definition for contrivance being used here is the Biblical one: "An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade." Yeah... that's the one!

The truth of the matter is; this green prophet does not believe there has ever been a time in at least the last 100 years, long before The Endangered Species Act... when there were not at least a million alligators in Florida! When you have finished reading this Post, you will know why! Now do you want to hear this green prophets suggestions for change that could mean dollars in your pockets and revenue for Florida? Yes! Moving On!

First of all, make a cottage industry out of removing as many alligators as possible from the state of Florida... 8 feet long and larger. There are experts in Florida who make their living capturing alligators found in the wrong places and GOD only knows why... releasing these alligators back into the wild! Note: In 2009, when this green prophet first wrote about this. he suggested a cable show about hunting alligators be made and that it would make for a new kind of real... reality TV entertainment! This was more than a year before the cable show "Swamp People" was first aired; which was in August of 2010. Wow! Was this green prophet... Ever right! The History Channel became Number One... in that time slot because of Swamp People! So much so, it even got mentioned in the incredibly popular sitcom; "Last Man Standing"! Now we have the equally popular spin-off... "Swamp People... Serpent Invasion"! This one is all about the Louisiana Swamp People coming to Florida to hunt Pythons! Just as was also suggested be done by this green prophet in a draft of what later... Became this Post!

Yes, and this green prophet too, also suggested in 2009, that with the initial help of the state and federal government through possible grants; they could open instructional training centers... expressly to train those interested, to hunt both alligators and pythons for profit!

The "want to be" gator and python hunters could then safely learn the skills and regulations necessary to become certified and licensed to hunt alligators and pythons as a public service and for profit. For that matter, some enterprising producer could even make yet another cable show about the process! You’re welcome Florida!

Secondly, systematically remove the alligators 9 feet long and larger from all of the neighborhood waterways first; working back towards the Everglades. The reason you start at 8 feet... is because this green prophet does not know of any unprovoked attacks on any humans; in any waterways; of any alligators much smaller than 8 feet. In fact, according to this green prophets research on Google, the smallest alligator to attack came from a gator measuring 7 feet eleven inches. There of course, would be no hunting alligators in the Everglades.

There are many differences between alligators and other crocodilians. One that is apparent from this green prophets research, is the alligators are primarily very cautious. If they don’t think they can take you... they are not going to try! That is why the smallest alligator to attack a human was just shy of 8 feet.

OK; please understand something here and now! This green prophet is not suggesting the extermination of any species in any of his Posts! No! In each case, he is only recommending the elimination of the immediate threats... and that we create ways to profit from the removal!

What Florida needs to do is take a tutorial from the good folks of Louisiana! Those who are experts in alligator hides made into luxury leather for products including watchbands, boots and purses. They make the meat into sausages; companies also sell roasts, steaks, ribs, nuggets, jerky and even whole skinned alligators. Forelegs are marketed as "alligator wings." Hahaha! The right barbeque sauce can cure almost anything! As this green prophet has stated in his "Python Post" (et too) with the alligators of Florida! "Let's proceed in producing pretty boots... belts and bags!" And in the case of the surplus excess of alligators in the Sunshine state, add lots of burgers and barbeque!

The FWC would have the job of policing the hunters and seeing to it all regulations are strictly followed and that licenses and state certifications are kept current.

Mmmmoney... Could be made from the tails meat to the heads teeth and all sold through certified wholesalers, then to retail outlets and then to the tourists. Now, we are talking about revenue to rural families; and to local existing commerce; to counties through fines; and to the state through licensing and certification.

With the permission and approval of the parents of young Lane Graves; this green prophet would like to suggest that the program or law be designated The Lane Graves Initiative... or simply Lane Graves Law... in honor of their Son. Perhaps Disney of Florida could be persuaded to contribute. They could certainly use the positive P. R..

Remember folks, since the main purpose is mostly to increase the safety for tourists, as well as rural residents, their livestock and or their pets, especially on their own property; the key would be to start at the edge of all of the neighborhood waterways and work your way back towards the Everglades.

If you want tourists and locals to be able to see the really big alligators in a more natural habitat, then build them one! Do it on a grand scale! The facility could be called “Gator-Land Florida” or something like that. In addition to enormous alligators, invasive animals and the indigenous creatures they endanger should also be featured. Educating all of the people of Florida, is really the only path to saving it.

The public needs to be taught the devastation that inevitably takes place as a result of introducing animals to environments in which they do not belong! Look at Australia and the cane toad epidemic they now have or the Asian carp, snake head, wild boar and python problems we now have! Why? The answer always boils down to ignorance and greed!

Make the facility as hurricane proof as possible, by making the outside of the structure dome shaped, so excess water will run off of it and the winds will more likely move to over it. Add a 10 foot steel ring around it with a downward angled roof over the ring to reduce structural damage and to protect the people! Place the main entrance and most parking on the west side for additional human protection. So then, Florida gets yet another theme park with plenty of additional jobs during construction. When completed, there would be, concession stands, shops, paid parking attendants, animal habitat and maintenance, management jobs, as well as security and supervisory positions. Additionally; there would be the revenue from charging admission and for parking. Once again, you're welcome Florida! Now Florida; (IF) you folks actually end up building such a place... it would be good to give 10 percent monthly... divided equally between Tunnels to Towers and Concerns of Police Survivors. "We the People" need to show all of our first responders, including police, we need them... and that all those fallen, of all races in all places... are not forgotten.

Remember, even though eventually there would be a few million of the larger alligators removed... it is this green prophets guess-tim-ation, there would still be many millions left! It's just at more than 9 feet long, removed mostly from the fresh waterways closest to neighborhoods and people, it will be a whole lot safer for your kids, for you, your livestock and or your pets especially on and around your own property. What you would need is a hunting season similar to that of Louisiana, but adjusted for the unique proximity problems Florida presents.

OK; here is a little more Food for thought. This green prophet always seeks out evidence to support what he believes to be true. The simple truth is he does not mind being wrong... it just does not happen very often. In this case, after doing some research by way of a few Google searches... here is the truly eye opening historic documentation as was found during this green prophets Google research.

This green prophet starting with a word search... Googled the words (million alligators Florida) looking for actual dates in order to verify the oldest entries. The following is what was discovered after scanning more than 70 entries in 2009... Drum Roll Please!

Note: Information below now updated for 2024... So you don't have to do the math!

May 18, 2006... Estimated 1.5 million alligators... that is more than 18 years ago!

June 10, 2006... 1 to 2 million alligators... again... more than 18 years ago!

July 2006... Another source; Over a million alligators... this is still... more than 18 years ago!

June 17, 1999... Well over a million alligators... this was more than 25 years ago!! The very best were saved for last!

December 15, 1991... In excess of one million alligators... an astonishing 33 years ago!!

January 1, 1991... The oldest and most accurate statement found. Quote: “Up to our ears in alligators!" Amen to that! That was more than a mind-boggling 34 years ago!! That is more than 3 decades folks!!!

This green prophets second search was easier and even scarier! It was easier because it only took a couple of minutes. It was even scarier because it confirmed that the same ole... same ole... quotes of there being an overall average of approximately only 1.5 million alligators in all of Florida today, that the experts have apparently just been Googling and quoting for years and even decades; including the Disney Resort story put out by CNN, are as ridiculous as they are regurgitated! In addition... It further demonstrates that all of this green prophets guess-timations, are truly conservative!

So then, what did this green prophet do? He Googled what anyone else even going back 50 years ago... could have simply looked up at their local library or decades later, could have Googled for themselves. Today’s generation has it the easiest! They could have simply asked Alexa! Still, no one else has ever connected the dots... to this one key question! "What is the acreage of the Everglades?" According to Everglades National Park officials... the answer is... Drum Roll Please... 1,542,526 Acres!!!

Wow! Do you get it now? That means for the expert’s and the Internet's numbers to be accurate... there would have to be less than one alligator of any size per acre in all of the Everglades alone! Now... after just reading as far as you have; Do you believe that? Didn’t think so!

What if every acre of the Everglades averaged out to have just 10 alligators of any size? Guess what fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings? All of a sudden... we are more than half way there! All of a sudden this green prophets guess-tim-ation of between 20 and 30 Million... alligators throughout all of Florida today... sounds a lot more conservative, logical, believable and reasonable doesn’t it?

Lastly, let's do some simple grade school math. According to the Internet and Google; there are more than 30,000 lakes in Florida and all fresh waterways in Florida, without mineral water, contain alligators. The mass of these lakes alone combined is... drum roll please... more than 3 million acres! Now if, it is safe to say that there would be "only one alligator" of any size per acre... than without accounting for all of the rivers and reservoirs, canals and creeks, marshes, lagoons, ponds and bayous and of course the Everglades; there is already more than double the number the experts and the Internet say reside in all of Florida... today! According to OpenStreetMap, Florida has 22,236 miles of lakeshore. Now If, there are only 100 alligators of any size averaged out over every mile of the lake shorelines of Florida that is 2.3 million alligators rounded up! These are both nothing but suppositions. What you need to remember here is, the first responders in the recue chopper, hoovering over that one canal, with the flood lights at night and... The 97 alligators in that one canal, that were big enough to see... and to be counted!

Actually to be fair fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings; we could agree with the experts from this green prophets research and their broad strokes stated again; and again, and again that... “There are more than a million alligators in the state of Florida today”. AAAmen! Yes! It is true! There are waaaay more than a million!

So then my fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings; by joining new school technology... to some old school wisdom... this green prophet... with all due respect... Just schooled Google!!! Hahaha!

Here is something else incredibly scary to think about! Maybe some of the people on posters and the kids on milk cartons went missing for entirely different reasons! Not scared yet? Think about this! What is going to happen the next time a major Hurricane hits south Florida? What happened the last time? How many people went missing for reasons other than Hurricanes Andrew, Matthew, Irma, Michael and Ian?

After all... fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings; Hurricane Andrew struck Florida on August 24th, 1992; approximately 5 years after officials first removed the American Alligator from the endangered species list. And as you now know my fellow Green-Lings and Green-Wings; in 1991 there were only thought to be maybe a million and a half alligators in the entire state of Florida. Knowing what you know now... you now know... that the residents of Florida back then... were possibly quite literally... up to their ears in alligators! What if the sci-fi feature film titled "Crawl"... is not so much science fiction as it is science... "sooner or later Alligator!"

More to come later... Gators. Hahaha! Until then; this is (a. green prophet) always wishing all of you living in Florida, as well as throughout the U.S. of A.... a green profit. ; -)

Update: August 31st, 2021... Following Hurricane Ida, according to "1Weather Shorts and CBS News" A 71 year old Slidell man was attacked by an alligator after Hurricane Ida flooded the shed in his home near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. The shed reportedly had several feet of water inside from Ida's storm surge. The shed is under the house, which is raised and surrounded by a marsh and wildlife refuge. His wife saw him being attacked by the gator and pulled him onto the stairs before calling for help. When she returned, her husband was missing! Deputies were unable to locate him... even after 6 hours of searching!

How many alligator attacks during or after Hurricanes Andrew to Matthew, and Irma to Ian in Florida... had no witnesses?

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