New Neighbors are Wild! w/w

We thought we were watching the otters in the pond, but…

Upon closer observation…. it’s a gator!

Then during a walk along a trail….. we saw this paw print.

What do you think this is from?

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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  1. Oh my goodness. I have no clue!!

  2. I have no clue! My kids would probably know though.

  3. No idea! Maybe a raccoon?

  4. My imagination says it’s a mountain lion or cougar but I have no idea. Eck!

  5. Oh my… that would scare the living daylights out of me!

  6. Yikes! I’d never go out there, lol! not sure what the print is?

  7. Living in FL, there’s at least 1 gator in every pond/lake. Love it!

  8. Eeek!

  9. Oh wow, that’s scary!

  10. wow. gators? I don’t think I could handle that.

  11. Wow I would be scared to death if I saw that up close!

  12. wow. I would be scared!

  13. And…………. that would be the end of playing outside for me!

  14. Wow! Love those pictures! What a great place to live in!! Or scary! 😛

  15. I hope it wasn’t the gator out looking for lunch!

  16. Oh dear, that would not make me feel good! I’m not great with wildlife like that!

  17. Being that close to a gator would scare the crap out of me!

  18. WOW!!! Keep a close eye on the kids, dogs, cats, etc. I’m pretty sure that the foot print is a deer (maybe) :).

  19. I was thinking maybe a deer? But nonetheless, yikes to your new neighbors!

  20. Definitely some interesting neighbors… and a bit scary too! I think it’s kind of neat on the other hand… as long as they stay away!

  21. AHH!! Be careful out there!!

  22. That’s so neat … but I’d never go out there ha!

  23. Ack! I would want otters too!

  24. Holy cow!

  25. Ok, not much scares me, but that might do it. No idea on the print, looks like a cat of some kind?

  26. Looks like a deer foot to me. But I hope to god you are not planning to swim in that place !!!!!

  27. Ack, not a fan of gators!!

  28. LOL Welcome to Florida, all of the stereotypes are true! ha ha

  29. Yikes! Those pictures are amazing but also a little freaky!

  30. Oh HECK no! I would flip out.

  31. Wow! Don’t know that I would want to live that close to those guys!

  32. Personally I think its awesome that you have alligators near your pond. Does anyone ever lose any pets to these giant lizards? I mean I live near the hills and its not unusual for pets to go missing because of the coyotes that live near. I was wondering if its the same with the alligators.

  33. You must live in Florida! I think raccoon. When we lived there we had them all the time and every once in a while a gator! Scary

  34. What a cool pic of the gator, : – )

  35. Maybe you were watching an otter but the gator ate it 😛 Cool and scary at the same time!

  36. wow.. totally makes me think of swamp people 🙂 be careful

  37. I hate going out in my backyard because it’s not fenced and we’re on a pond. Gators scare the you know what out of me.

  38. Oh that would freak me out. I don’t know if gators can run but I sure as heck would be … far, far away.

  39. You need to watch out for those gators.

  40. Is that closer to the pond, if so it could be a gator print. Yikes I would not be outside after that or at least not without a fence 😉