Nancy Kierstead

Review of Alligator Alley

Wow! Just... wow! Okay... So in this age of instan...

Wow! Just... wow! Okay... So in this age of instant gratification, I have to admit I was slightly underwhelmed when I was looking at little alligators, those ones that are 3, 4, even 5 or 6 ft long. And then I am walking towards the back swamp area and on the far side of a pond I see a statue of a massive alligator... Easily over 13 feet long. And then I see another one. And then about that time I realized those are not statues, they are actually freaking enormous living Dinosaurs. The whole back swamp area was filled with alligators six feet on up. There are about a dozen alligators that are over 13 ft long. Those extra big ones are easily two and a half feet from side to side across their big guts... You can walk around on an enclosed Boardwalk that is about 4 feet above the swampy area. There is chain link fence on the side to keep you from falling in with the alligators and becoming lunch. Pretty cool!
(Also, someone asked a question the other day as to who is the owner... As I think about it I believe his name is Jim. But I don't know how to go back and find that question. As you leave the facility there is an awesome quote on the backside of the main sign. You don't see it until you were leaving. I called the next day to ask about it and my recollection is that I was told this was said by the owner, Jim. I have uploaded a picture of the quote, it more or less says let your life be a wild ride. Words to live by, certainly!)