Hello Bill. Although it isn't an everyday occurance, it is not uncommon to find a gator in residential backyards, parks, or even a multi lane intersection.

The gator in the FPL photo is a prime specimen. Being a bass fisherman, I have come upon twelve to fourteen footers but never an eighteen.

I can remember an old farm house used as a feed storage shed that had a substantial rattlesnake concentration underneath the floor. If you stomped, banged, and made alot of noise when you walked across the floor, they would rattle so loud it seemed like you could feel the floor vibrate. [Linked Image]

Roger