But the fact that Disney did not post warnings is astonishing. Nobody would expect alligators at Disney world, one cannot blame the family for not anticipating alligators.Here in Florida it is safer to bet there are alligators in any body of water, and they are especially active in the summer (because they are cold blooded).
Brain-eating amoebas?!!Another issue is that our water here in the summer gets too hot in most lakes, and there can be brain-eating amoebas and other deadly infections in the water. It's why a lot of people have swimming pools, because most of the water here is just not safe to be in.
Brain-eating amoebas?!!
It's connected to larger, open bodies of water via canals and other waterways. Besides that, alligators can walk. Everyone knows gators are a problem in Florida, especially in lakes, ponds, etc. in the summer. Just because a nice resort was built on top of the animal's habitat doesn't mean the animals leave. Disney has no control over what comes into their lagoon.I have a question that might be dumb..... If the lagoon at Disney is man-made how did the alligators even get there? How come they weren't all removed from the lagoon?
Comforter come to this family.
I have a question that might be dumb..... If the lagoon at Disney is man-made how did the alligators even get there? How come they weren't all removed from the lagoon?
God rest his soul.
Good question.
Why ARE there even alligators at Disney World?
The waterways in Florida lead into lagoons and lakes on properties. People have even reported alligators in their pools in Florida. They can scent the water even when it is chlorinated. All they're doing is looking for relief from the heat being they're reptilian skin suffers the heat even when they're cold blooded.
Even man made installations of lakes on a private resort property would possibly draw alligators in. It's their native habitat after all.
That's why resorts have to be vigilant and in the case of Disney World they were highly negligent in this case. Especially with all the reports prior to this tragedy about alligators in the waters there.
You'd think right?yeah, there should at least be signs?
Tragic.
The problem, apparently being that nature exists and man can't control it.
The only thing that keeps the alligator population down is hunting- they are reptiles and normally their population will explode on its own, and they'll even eat each other. Unfortunately, so much of their habitat has been taken by human beings (a lot of Florida has been lost to development), these sorts of conflicts are almost inevitable.
They said on the local news the lagoon had "No Swimming" signs posted around the water.
It's connected to larger, open bodies of water via canals and other waterways. Besides that, alligators can walk. Everyone knows gators are a problem in Florida, especially in lakes, ponds, etc. in the summer. Just because a nice resort was built on top of the animal's habitat doesn't mean the animals leave. Disney has no control over what comes into their lagoon.
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