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Solly Mack

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3. Alligators have been moving north for a while now.

Reply to TexLaProgressive (Original post)

Tue Sep 12, 2023, 11:29 AM

Sep 2023

And by "north" I mean North Carolina and even Virginia. Alligators need it to be a certain temp for survival. Cold isn't inducive to their survival. The temp impacts their breeding, which of course impacts their numbers, as well as their ability to digest food. They need it to be warm.

Many though were bought/captured as pets and released in places you don't normally have alligators.

As temps rise, more places will become habitable for them, and they will be seen more and more frequently in the north.

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Now alligators are leaving Floriduh [View all] TexLaProgressive Sep 2023 OP

Lol TheRealNorth Sep 2023 #1

When alligators are tired of Florida's shit, it's time to call it a day. Aristus Sep 2023 #2

Alligators have been moving north for a while now. Solly Mack Sep 2023 #3

I get it climate change TexLaProgressive Sep 2023 #4

I'd flee, too. But maybe if I was a gator, I'd form an alliance with the crocs and eat republicans. Solly Mack Sep 2023 #5

I'd like to visit Merchant Millpond in North Carolina one day. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2023 #6

I can see that. A little thrill from seeing them north of their usual stomping grounds. Solly Mack Sep 2023 #7

Around here, the "alligator belt" stops at a swampy natural lake a few miles south of San Antonio. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #8

The reason water is cold downstream of dams... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2023 #9

That belt looks like an alligator with its mouth wide open. boston bean Sep 2023 #10

Gators are further north than shown on your map unc70 Sep 2023 #11

those bought as pets Conjuay Sep 2023 #12