Scuttle
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Those might not have been widows. We have spiders in FLA that look nearly identical to widows, but are actually completely harmless.
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Have you ever come across an Alligator on your Disney trip?
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Blackburn23
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By far my favorite animal. We always used to make a stop at Gatorland on a driving trip to Disney for me. Saw a couple at the airport but not on Disney property. Have encountered 2 snakes, NOT a fan of those. One in a bush at Pleasure Island (he wasn't happy) and one having a moment in the middle of Tomorrowland (only to get swept up by a cast member). Would prefer the Gators myself
Mouse_Trap
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Reminds me of a photo posted on another forum on the now abandoned River Country.
The thing to remember is that Florida has a lot of natural wildlife, much that is not human friendly. With gators remember they were there thousands of years before humans took over much of their habitat and will no doubt continue to be there long after we have left.
I get about 10 of them pass thru my yard thruout he day.
Soarin2u
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The second year we went to the CSR, they had shut down boat facilities due to an Alligator infestation problem for a few months. Surprisingly I didn't see any at all. And trust me, as a young child, with weird fastination with man killing animals, I LOOKED for them. My dad said they were in the area outside the resort, but for security cautions, they quit boat rentals. The last time I was there, I saw the bike and boat rental sections completely shut down. Does anyone know if they are gone?
If we ever get the opportunity to go again, I will keep an eye out in common places people are mentioning them. I'd like to see one not behind a cage, but surely not up close!
If we ever get the opportunity to go again, I will keep an eye out in common places people are mentioning them. I'd like to see one not behind a cage, but surely not up close!
Walt Disney1955
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Never seen one. Of course there were tons of them on our trip to Gatorland! But seriously this is the laziest animal in the world. In Gatorland they just sit there like a bump on a log. The birds climb all over them, steal their food and do all sorts of distracting things. They don't care. I am sure if I look up somethings on Google I can find an alligator attack, but they are so rare............
DABIGCHEEZ
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Over the years, in addition to the many gators seen we have seen Deer, Raccoons, Armadillos(pretty neat for us northerners), a few snakes, some 20 or so turtle(not sure what kind) parade across one of the roads at OKW on Aug. night., Turkeys and many other birds(I am a birdawatcher, so I am looking for this stuff!). The best was a River Otter frolicing around the Lego serpent/dragon in the lake at DTD.
You have to keep your eyes open for Bald Eagles. I see one from time to time.
disneygirl1024
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I see a lot of bald eagles at the airport!
MinnieM123
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A few years ago, I was on the boat from MK to Wilderness Lodge. As we approached WL, I saw a bird flying over the treetops and I did a double take; I couldn't believe it. I asked the driver of the boat if it was a bald eagle, and he said yes! He said they're sometimes seen in that area.
networkpro
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Gators ? All the time across the street from the Poly at Shades of Green... the golf course pond have lots of them. Occasionally they'll take a deer or one of the geese that become inattentive. There's a flock of decent sized turkeys that roams between the Grand Floridian, Poly, and Shades of Green. You can usually spot them from the monorail as they are fearless.
Timekeeper
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tinkerblonde11
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Saw one at the bottom of Splash Mountain this past summer. In the water outside of the ride track, thank goodness.
Matt and Kelly
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Saw quite a few while playing a round of golf at the Palm course a few years back. Made for a couple nervous tee shots but it was pretty cool to see a few gators relatively close up.