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Originally Posted by MattyC
Possibly, but that generally only happens when you are entering their territory. The territory of gators in Florida is, well, everywhere. Cities, lagoons, swamps, whatever. It's pretty rare to see bears on your way to work in Calgary. It's pretty common to see gators just about anywhere in Florida.
Also, a bear attack will almost always be fatal. A small gator, even a bigger one, attacking a grown human is probably not in most cases. How many people do you think get bit or even lunged at by a gator in Florida?
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ater/85916280/
Here's a list of alligator bites. The numbers aren't that high when in the context of 20 million people.
A bear attack is also not almost always fatal. Most attacks are by Black Bears, and according to this site only 5-10% of all attacks are "serious":
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c.../bear-attacks/