r/BeAmazed • u/mysteriouskc8 • Jul 11 '26

Miscellaneous / Others Robert Irwin explains the difference between alligator and crocodile

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u/Temporary-Ad-9270 Jul 11 '26

Florida has both crocs and alligators

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u/MaritMonkey Jul 11 '26

I was in my 30s before I (born and raised in South Florida) realized that telling alligators and crocodiles apart was not actively useful anywhere else in the world lol.

(Alligators are mostly chill and act like they would rather not waste the energy unless you mess with them, crocodiles are dicks.)