Post #660295 by TikiTomD on Sat, Dec 1, 2012 12:06 PM

For a dose of reality, though this thread is really not about that... If you have an urgent need for a contemporary jungle immersion experience that’s in-country, come to Florida. In the wild, we have non-indigenous native born monkeys, Burmese pythons and monitor lizards... and we are up to our armpits in indigenous alligators along with a smattering of American salt-water crocodiles. For terrain, we have practically impenetrable swamps, dense hammocks (Florida lingo for hummocks) and savannahs.

To really spice things up, our newest addition is the Nile crocodile, a man-eating, freshwater-loving species that makes its American cousin appear to be timid and gentle… “Never smile at a Nile crocodile...in Florida”

Yes, this photo is gratuitously graphic to underscore the danger. It was not taken in Florida, but rather Taiwan, where an unfortunate veterinarian failed to realize that the tranquilizer dart didn’t take. He had a really bad day at work.

-Tom