Florida crocodile sightings on the rise along Space Coast

Crocodiles are making a comeback in Florida, and they’re making unusual appearances on the Space Coast. Some longtime residents said they have been in disbelief seeing the rare reptile, but experts say the sightings are good because the animals have been endangered for years.
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[@6XXBANSHEEXX8]

1:16 That alligator pose is priceless!

[@XiAdu2]

Just like a puppy 😂

[@user-bi9jj6gz1q]

Did people forget about the Florida American Crocidile breeding program years agoo? Yes they did!

[@Skunk_Ape_with_internet_access]

I love American crocs, glad to see more people are learning about them and they’re making a comeback

[@gammasmash1924]

But they're reporting now that they're finding Nile Crocodiles in the Everglades.

[@makingacomment]

@@gammasmash1924that’s crazy 💀

[@markbaz4200]

Well I give the reporter a 10 on her dismount from that report! She definitely nailed it with that inhale and smile at the end 😂

[@321gates]

lol. Yeah, I think she may have been an intern. We all have to start somewhere.

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

Sounds great, but I grew up and still live in Florida. I’ve seen gators climb over a 4 foot fence and into my in laws pool. I’ve also seen them break through the screen in other pools. We used to dive in the pool in the dark without the pool lights on. After that, we didn’t! We’d swim in the canal behind my parent’s house with no problems until a lady across the canal would feed one. Then I stopped. But as an 11 year old, it didn’t stop me in my small boat with a trolling motor from taking off all day!

[@sandradibiaso7316]

Swim in a pool. Stay away from all bodies of water except your pool in your enclosed backyard.

[@321gates]

OK, recluse.

[@AriainNewYork]

@@321gatesYou seem confused about what it means to be a recluse.

[@debbyvibbert3177]

I didn't realize crocodile are native to Florida. I've been here since 1967 this is first brought to my attention.

[@Predation_records]

Im actually suprised that so many americans didn't know about this.

[@s.t.5590]

They were hunted in mass to near extinction in Fl But they still have been around. They’ve been breeding.

[@nahthisaintit]

​@s.t.5590 did alligators and crocodiles compete with one another ?

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@nahthisaintit Alligators and Crocodiles coexist peacefully in Florida.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@KARMAisTheUltimateBadass Different species of crocodiles can be found throughout the world in many countries. The Phillipines, East India, Australia, North/South America, Jamaica, Cuba etc are home to crocodiles. There are over 20 species of crocodilians.

[@christianstrasmann2877]

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought Alligators were more docile compared to Crocodiles, which tend to be more aggressive.

[@SlackTideWanderer1810]

American crocs are one of the most laid back crocs in the world ... hence why you here about alligator attacks more than croc attacks am.crocs are very shy animals

[@rbra9611]

Not American crocodiles. They are laid back.

[@Elthenar]

American crocs are still more aggressive than gators but they are rare and the ones big enough to be a threat are even rarer. Like people said though, that's compared to a gator. Compared to other croc species they are relative shy.

[@everettduncan7543]

Compared to alligators, they are more aggressive but compared to other crocodiles they are more docile

[@jimhanty8149]

Yes they are… but ya gotta new breed of Z people who think everything is their friend… that will last Untill their kid or wife gets get snatched…and drug underwater…

[@DivineMagickOccult]

Crocodile zipper teeth is also another sure way to tell a croc from an alligator.

[@caseyroether8196]

Yea crocodiles are not shy idk where you got that from

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

You're wrong. The American crocodiles in Florida are very shy and docile. They are not aggressive towards humans at all. Fact

[@321gates]

​@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824Well, let's not make them out to be teddybears. They do kill people. Just ask people in Mexico and central America. It just hasn't happened here yet.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@KARMAisTheUltimateBadass Yeah they'll eat you whole like a chicken nugget in Australia. But Salties are a different species than the American crocodile.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@321gates They are fed by tour guides in parts of South America that's why they've lost their fear of man and attack and kill people there. Here in South Florida they are a protected species and it's illegal to feed them. Chris Gillette, the crocodilian expert has literally snorkeled right next to these beasts and they show no aggression at all. Their diet consists of fish, crustaceans and small mammals. They simply do not view humans as prey in Florida.

[@theofficialsoldierthatreviews]

1:57 unless it’s a Nile croc that’s the most aggressive species which have been found in FL

[@velveetaslingshot]

I was born and raised in florida and never knew there were crocs in florida.

[@irietropicals4255]

For real? Ever heard of the Everglades?

[@OsamaBinLlama]

Ask the costa rican soccer player who was recently killed how shy the American Crocodile is

[@wallywanker7435]

Wasn’t he killed in Costa Rica ? Just saying no one has ever been eaten or attacked by a croc in America.

[@McShibby10]

“Crocodile is an extremely shy animal”

[@skycloud4802]

Until they get hungry.

[@smussiejollett3193]

There have always been crocs in Florida as well as gators

[@diegoleos7574]

Crocodiles are aggressive not docile

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Nope. This particular species of crocodiles are docile and shy. No one has ever been attacked or killed in Florida by a crocodile. Now you know.

[@321gates]

​@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 Actually, there have been a couple attacks in FL, and numerous attacks and some deaths in the Caribbean and Latin America.

[@makingacomment]

@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824there was literally a report this last two weeks of a 15 foot Crocodile that killed a few people tf

[@RIGiantsGuy]

1:59 what an awful message to tell people… This is a docile animal! SMH. How stupid these people are. If they take over Florida, game over. And alligator is no match for a crocodile at all… Burmese pythons versus crocodiles would be interesting.

[@HarryJSteele]

They're shy because they're 'FULL'.

[@LamarA-bq1zz]

Since when did Crocs become native to Florida. Yup that's a crocodile under that deck. Holy crap!!!

[@user-zd3cc7to8h]

Crocs have always been native to fla. American croc are smaller and less aggressive than other species however there is concern that released Nile crocs have been breeding with American and this could be a problem.

[@Quangum]

Can't wait to go build this dock in Satellite Beach tomorrow...yay.

[@Sir_Chug_A_Lot_420]

There’s a short clip on KZbin of a man stating a person lost his Nile crocs in the hurricane but neglected to report it to the authorities.

[@321gates]

There were a couple of juvenile escapees several years ago, but they were quickly found and removed. There is no evidence of Nile crocs in FL.

[@thefpvlife7785]

This is there home you pigeon heads. Crocs were there for millions of years. omg

[@Quangum]

No

[@s.t.5590]

@@Quangumyes? Are you not very educated on the history of Florida? They’ve been here for quite awhile.

[@billiegame2631]

crocodiles actively hunt people, it really isn’t a good thing

[@jamiemason2069]

Not the ones in America buddy. The ones in Africa and Australia you are right about that.

[@mrdirtslife2688]

Just don’t be stupid and stay away from where they live

[@billiegame2631]

@@jamiemason2069 american crocs are aggressive and kill humans in central america

[@lac-df4vv]

A American croc killed a guy a few months ago in South America​@@jamiemason2069

[@Johno1992]

​@@jamiemason2069I mean everything in Australia is trying to kill you but nothing is more deadly than the drop bears also that dude who hooked a kangaroos could've started a war there's 14 kangaroos for every Ausssie good luck mate 😂

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

I grew up close to Naples and saw one under a walk bridge on Sanibel.

[@jourdanfarmer]

You know she practiced that zoom out strut across the deck a couple times

[@dannycomeau9918]

Safety harbor sighting, December 2023. Surfaced under the dock in the marina. We turned the corner and it was gone.

[@Rightbackatcha1313]

They'll be shy until they start seing more humans, and dumb humans start feeding them.🙄😑

[@s.t.5590]

Humans are the food, when they’re out there swimming 🐊

[@zsigzsag]

I've seen too many idiots feeding wild gators. What happens is they lose their natural fear and start associating humans with a handout and will even approach them and that could end badly. Your hand will taste just as good as what you are feeding them. They can also be very territorial, particularly the bigger ones. Females crocs and alligators will aggressively protect their nest and young as well. These animals went nearly extinct because of humans. Over development is causing their habitat to shrink. If suberbia is going to encroach on their habitats in lakes, ponds, canals, ect,, then the FWC should hold lectures on how to coexist with these animals. I'm even against these "alligator wrestling" shows at scattered facilities around Broward and Dade.

[@nolimitsnuttbusts4u]

The reporter sounds like AOC 😂

[@billpayne8344]

They don't eat as good as a gator😅

[@WMBCS]

Wait that guy is 47 !!!!! He looks 67

[@007majorgonzo]

We are all doomed

[@pinfold1000]

WEATHER Is WARMER

[@321gates]

Nope, numbers have been rebounding for years. Take your hoax elsewhere please.

[@riverpirate1022]

Has nothing to do with that at all. American Crocodiles were hunted to near extinction to make southern FL safe for humans so the rich could develop it and we would vacation and live there. In the past few years there numbers have rebounded significantly, and they are simply expanding back into their native territory. We are the trespassers here, not them. With them being protected they will continue to expand and be a much more common site and danger, and people will start to get killed as their numbers continue to grow and they spread further. Until the people force the politicians to remove their protection status and open hunting on them to reduce their numbers enough to keep them in a small section of the keys, things will be getting more interesting in southern FL in the coming years.

[@josealejandrocastillo9282]

@@riverpirate1022 you are very ignorant you know, Study and inform yourself a little more so as not to continue commenting stupid things.

[@weekendadventures6234]

Notice , they are headed our way .. tons of other beings … move back and see they need help … something is happening and this is our sign .. welcome them , not eat them -me

[@zacharyperdew4007]

Good the population is thriving!

[@percival23]

Every video showing a croc dragging a 200 pound animal to it's death was extremely calm just before it turned into a killer. What are these people talking about.

[@cameraman655]

“Naaaaa, that's not a Croc mate…” Come to ‘Strayla’ for real Crocs…”🇦🇺

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

To many alligators and sea turtles. Not enough Crocs or manatees.

[@chetfedor2453]

American crocodiles are less aggressive then the nile crocodiles and the Salties!!!! The only worry some people may have in Florida is if the nile crocodiles can increase in numbers down there if so anything is on the menu including humans!!!!! So keeping them out of there should be a top priority because as they increase in numbers the alligators will begin to disappear more because there easy pickings for a far more aggressive n bigger nile crocodile!!!! Theres definitely nile crocodiles in Florida as much as some may not think so!!!!!

[@shanedollarhite7686]

Somebody better call Troy

[@josephtanner4594]

What Are If It's A Nile Crocodile 🐊That Got Loose?

[@shievewaugh7576]

0:44 he said 47 years hopefully his age isn’t 47 if he is then he has aged awfully

[@speedy423]

So which is more dangerous, a crocodile or a crackodile?

[@donpatterson3661]

There's a 15ft croc near the northern end of Indian River near Turnbull Creek. It's NOT a Florida Crocodile, its very aggressive!!!

[@h_jonez]

I like how he clarifies Florida world …that place is barely similar to the rest of the US

[@bcask61]

They are invasive Nile crocs that escaped from a farm during a hurricane. They have been inter breeding with gators and native crocs. not good.

[@abushukriah]

Crocs docile? I’m wouldn’t take any chances…. Once they get around those gators their manners will be ruined.

[@riverpirate1022]

This guy is going to get idiot people hurt, thinking these are as docile as Alligators. ALL Crocodiles are more aggressive, and less shy/skittish, than American Alligators. There is a reason they were hunted to near extinction, they are a danger to the residents of south FL, and money wanted to develop it. While the American Crocodile is smaller and less aggressive than Nile Crocodiles for example, it is still extremely dangerous and shows little fear of humans. Nile crocodiles on the other hand are huge merciless predatory monsters! If they establish a breeding population in southern FL they will have to be eradicated by any means necessary as they will be an extreme threat to residents and visitors alike. There is a reason few people in Africa or Australia live near where crocs live in large numbers, it's simply way to dangerous.

[@s.t.5590]

It’s only fair. We eat cows n chickens. Crocs eat stupid humans who swim in waters of Florida like stupid folks would do 😂

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

You're totally wrong. Florida's crocodiles are not as aggressive as other crocodile species. In fact our alligators are WAY more aggressive than our Crocs. Now you know. Btw I've lived in Florida my entire life.

[@321gates]

​@@s.t.5590You're clueless. Never change, though, as we all need to be humored at times.

[@s.t.5590]

What ever you say ad-homonym bot 2.0@@321gates

[@s.t.5590]

A croc is a croc JUST LIKE a human being is a human being; when a human wants a dead murdered innocent animal for lunch/dinner/breakfast/an-anytime-snack; they can obtain it; just like humans obtain murdered things that were once concious and alive, a croc will also do just that to potential prey when they are hungry and just so happen to feel like it, just as a human being would do, and does to every day at McDonalds/Walmart/etc. Get the picture? It's not about how harmless they may or may not be. What it's about is nature, and in nature, if you go into THEIR TERRITORY (or with us humans it's even worse; we purposely go hunt deer and mass breed cows to steal their babies milk and turn them all into dead murdered baby and adult cows that can be eaten by us gluttonous human beings), well, swimming out there all ladd-ee-dahh, the croc down in the water with ya may notice ya, and may just so happen to be hangry, and just may come take a bite. I get your point, but you could attach some common sense to it too. When you're in their territory, in the water, you'd a, what do they call it "SITTING DUCK". That's simply a fact of life, and can be observed in us humans even more brutally. When we want murdered dead animals; we get murdered dead animals (human=animal;so this statement relates to crocs too). And INB4 "VEGANLOSER" nahh bruh bruh! I eat DEAD ANIMALS and I admit it. It makes me an animal abuser and a bad person; just like everyone else whom eats murdered dead animals. We are all a part of nature, just like crocs, who will eat a human too if they feel like it and the human is out, helplessly floating in their territory, in salt or fresh water ;)@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824

[@bam2922]

I like the American croc because they are no so aggressive

[@jacobclark89]

Yea were just not used to 20 foot long crocks grabbing kayakers , or swimmers at the beach and I hope we don't get used to it . Are they gonna have crock spotters on the beach ? I guess they are native and so few numbers they wernt much of a concern but that might be changing .

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

These crocodiles are not aggressive towards humans. They're not like the African or Australian crocodiles.

[@jacobclark89]

@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 bet u like to prove that and get you're name in the national geographic . When gator get big and no food , its gona eat somthing even if its another gator or human , it was just on the news were I live . They found a 14 foot gator with some woman in its mouth .and they aren't even agressive just hungry .

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@jacobclark89 Well it's obvious you know nothing about Florida's crocodiles. 👎🏼

[@jacobclark89]

@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 As a child I basically grew up in a swamp with lots of gators , and maybe one crock .my fathers friend had a 8' pet gator that would come in his house .just because a gator or crock would eat u if really hungry doesn't make them agressive ,

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@jacobclark89 Bro, I'm basically an expert on reptiles. Crocodilians I'm especially knowledgeable about. I've owned 2 alligators and a spectacled Caiman over the years. I swim with crocodiles in the coastal Everglades.

[@bogan8865]

To clarify ALLIGATORS ARE OVERPOPULATED IN FLORIDA. Crocodiles are the ones that barely exist there.

[@amitypredator9385]

Spaaaaaaace Cooaaaassssst

[@RobynHood1021]

Yeah those certainly ain’t saltwater crocs or nile crocs thats for sure..you wouldn’t want them around

[@RIGiantsGuy]

0:30 SHE GETS EATEN‼️‼️‼️🙆🏻‍♂️😬🤦🏻‍♂️‼️ If you’re talking about a crocodile near the edge, that is not an alligator… Meaning, crocodiles, make alligators, seem like a poodle! Why the hell would you get that close? If there is supposedly one in that particular water… Even alligator could snag her, she’s not the brightest bulb on the tree, huh? Wow.

[@Carlinisalive]

Crocs will attack and hunt you gators won’t

[@s.t.5590]

Either will. They both are animals who hunt for food. Use brain and be careful near edge of water and if going in the water. That’s the proper warning, not to worry about one and not the other

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

You're completely wrong. The crocodiles in Florida are actually LESS aggressive than alligators. And you're dumb if you think alligators don't hunt and kill people.

[@SlackTideWanderer1810]

American crocs are extremely shy for crocs ... thats why you never here of croc attacks in florida only gators

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@SlackTideWanderer1810 Exactly. The real ones know

[@SeaCheles.Love.4]

It’s just creepy and why I would love to move❤

[@AriainNewYork]

Another reason not to live in Florida.

[@INoahGuy914]

Thought the reporter was going to fall in the water lol

[@MrComerford77]

Probably seeing more of a croc population because nest raiders are getting eaten by Burmese pythons.

[@dannycomeau9918]

Good point

[@s.t.5590]

“There ain’t be no crocodiles in Fl only gators!” Lmfao people actually think this 😂

[@321gates]

Quit trolling.

[@s.t.5590]

'derpitus says "Quit trolling." O.o ? @@321gates

[@321gates]

​@@s.t.5590I hope that's what you were doing because your statement was beyong ignorant.

[@s.t.5590]

Keep smoking yer hopeium brah brah! I embrace what you call "ignorant". Because it's beyonD NOT ignorant to point out facts, like Crocs live in Florida. And it's actually ignorant of the people saying such things like "no crocs in FL", not of me for laughing at their stupidity XD@@321gates

[@321gates]

@@s.t.5590 Get help.

[@UpStreamLivn]

Said the white man,woman. Salt Water Crocs,...are not shoe's.

[@biggwillbeats4384]

@ampvsell… What you don’t know can make a whole new world… Your welcome.

[@sandradibiaso7316]

These sightings are good? 😂. Not for your pets or children.

[@braniganirby3586]

🥾☠️🐊

[@skyisthelimit9897]

This is Lies someone are bringing these crocodiles 🐊 from Africa…this don’t sound right

[@321gates]

It's an American croc. They are native to FL.

[@AriainNewYork]

Ew 🤮

[@hifinsword]

Well, with huge boa constrictor snakes, fire ants, alligators, killer bees and Ron DeSantis, I'll have to add Crocodiles to my list of why I won't ever move to Florida!

[@321gates]

Excellent. Marxist groomers are not wanted here.

[@user-ch5ul6yt9p]

Crocks are way more aggressive say what you will but you are going to get someone hurt by telling people they are shy bullshit they are a apex predator and people should know that and they are a ambush predator they seem shy until they got your ass And nothing can be done