More Terrifying: Alligator or Crocodile

[Dead2009]

 

[mumto3girls]

I’d run from either one!

 

[Selket]

The more terrifying one is the one you're standing next to - haha! But I think the crocodile has a generally more aggressive reputation? Not sure.

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

crocs are deadlier/more dangerous

 

[Stratman50th]

Alligators will generally leave you alone if they haven't been fed by people and lost their fear. (Obviously there are exceptions as they are territorial)
Crocodiles look at people as food and as said before are more aggressive.
Our back yard...

 

[The Mayor]

Six of one. Half dozen of the other. They’ll both kill and eat you.

 

[ShayBells]

The difference between an alligator and a crocodile:

One you’ll see later, the other after a while.

 

[JimMIA]

It depends on the croc.

If it's an American crocodile, they are relatively placid even when guarding nests with eggs in them. At Everglades National Park, researchers dig up crocodile nests (they nest in the sand) to count the eggs. American alligators won't let you get close to a nest or young alligators.

Crocodiles in Africa and Australia are VERY aggressive.

Semi-useless piece of trivia: The South Florida coast (from roughly Sanibel almost to downtown Miami) is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. If you go to Flamingo in Everglades National Park, you might see alligators and crocodiles swimming side-by-side. But they do not cross-breed.

 

[Stratman50th]

Semi-useless piece of trivia: The South Florida coast (from roughly Sanibel almost to downtown Miami) is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. If you go to Flamingo in Everglades National Park, you might see alligators and crocodiles swimming side-by-side. But they do not cross-breed.

I'm 61 years old and didn't know this until I moved down here several years ago. Never too old to learn something new, but you can be too old in general!

 

[1GoldenSun]

We have plenty of alligators in my neighborhood, and they tend to keep themselves to themselves (just don't let your pets wander freely), so I'd tend to more fearful of a crocodile as that is more of an "unknown." I'm pretty sure I couldn't even tell the difference unless I got up close, though, and I have no intention of doing that.

 

[brockash]

Alligators will generally leave you alone if they haven't been fed by people and lost their fear. (Obviously there are exceptions as they are territorial)
Crocodiles look at people as food and as said before are more aggressive.
Our back yard...
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Where do you live?

 

[dez1978]

The difference between an alligator and a crocodile:

One you’ll see later, the other after a while.

Dang. I was just coming to say it depends on if you are more scared of seeing it later or after while.

 

[ShayBells]

Dang. I was just coming to say it depends on if you are more scared of seeing it later or after while.

I’m sorry! It’s one of my favorite jokes!

 

[Metro West]

Crocs...definitely.

 

[Stratman50th]

Where do you live?

Central Florida. About 20 minutes west of Disney off of I4.

 

[boop0524]

I’m not cool with any animal that would have no problem eating me and/or my dogs. There are some alligators near our parts and I’m terrified of them!!!

 

[GreatLakes]

Alligators generally don't want anything to do with humans and usually only attack out of fear or when they think we're another animal.

Crocodiles are aggressive. On the Congo river they will attach humans, hippos, just about anything.

 

[amcnj]

It depends on which one is audio-animatronic.

 

[bcla]

It depends on the croc.

If it's an American crocodile, they are relatively placid even when guarding nests with eggs in them. At Everglades National Park, researchers dig up crocodile nests (they nest in the sand) to count the eggs. American alligators won't let you get close to a nest or young alligators.

Crocodiles in Africa and Australia are VERY aggressive.

Semi-useless piece of trivia: The South Florida coast (from roughly Sanibel almost to downtown Miami) is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. If you go to Flamingo in Everglades National Park, you might see alligators and crocodiles swimming side-by-side. But they do not cross-breed.

It would probably found in brackish waters.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I am not investigating to find out the answer!