Florida Crocodile

Unlike australian and nile crocodiles the florida crocodiles are fairly small and shy.

Florida crocodile. Southern florida is the only place where alligators and crocodiles coexist. A small remnant population lives in southern florida but most are found in. Someone else had caught this particular reptile once before. Crocodile lake national wildlife refuge the crocodile lake national wildlife refuge located in north key largo is a 6 700 acre reserve established in 1980 to protect critical breeding and nesting habitat of what few crocs remained at that time less than 400 in all of florida.

Crocodiles and alligators belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians which are the largest of the living reptiles. The american crocodile crocodylus acutus is a species of crocodilian found in the neotropics it is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the americas with populations present from south florida and the coasts of mexico to as far south as peru and venezuela. Florida alligators are showing their true flexibility and range social media has caught one climbing a fence and another swimming in a flooded road. Crocodiles favor saltwater areas while alligators prefer freshwater and brackish water habitats.

The habitat of the american crocodile consists largely of coastal areas. American crocodiles crocodylus acutus are a shy and reclusive species they live in coastal areas throughout the caribbean and occur at the northern end of their range in south florida. The refuge is closed to the public. Photo courtesy of bill billings.

While alligators primarily live in the southeastern u s crocodiles are found in north south and central america as well as africa southeast asia and australia. In 2014 10 or so people were scouring everglades national park at the southern tip of florida in an attempt to capture a crocodile. The florida alligators live in freshwater and occasionally brackish water generally rivers lakes and swampy areas.