Spring has sprung for Florida’s alligators.
Among the many good things warmer weather heralds, it also means the start of alligator mating season — additional reason for Florida residents to be on high alert for the dangerous creatures and their freaky rituals.
In Lakewood Ranch, a resident recorded two gators going at it in his backyard. A sex tape of the lovers that the man posted to YouTube on April 5 has racked up 15,000 views.
Wildlife officials say the sighting is just one of many to come as the beasts branch out to sow their wild oats.
This month, the last in the state’s dry season, marks the start of gator mating season, which peaks in May and June, the Guardian reported.
Alligators are putting on a disturbing show for mating season. Getty Images/iStockphoto“As a reminder, warm spring weather means alligators are more active and more visible,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warns Floridians in an article titled “Living With Alligators and Crocodiles.”
American alligators are doing what animals do this spring. Getty Images“Although many Floridians have learned to coexist with alligators, the potential for conflict always exists. Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida, but if you are concerned about an alligator, call FWC’s toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline.”
A 10-foot-long monster gator recently required three people to move it after it was found under a car at a Florida apartment complex, footage shows. “This was no small gator … It was 10 feet 2 inches,” the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office posted on Twitter along with the footage.
Meanwhile, late last month in Pinellas County, a couple were enjoying a coffee break by their pool when they heard growls and noticed that a particularly large gator had joined them. “We were just sitting here having coffee just watching him swim around in the pool. He would come up here and rest on the steps, then sink to the bottom again,” Tim Kelly told Fox 13 of the incident.
And because Florida can’t catch a break, horny alligators aren’t the only things in the water. A wastewater-holding reservoir near Tampa is leaking and on the verge of collapse, which would send hundreds of millions of gallons of acidic, radioactive water to the land and water sources of surrounding neighborhoods.
