Originally Posted by
pbiflyer
One more note. You really have to know how to spot them.
Yes, they are easy to miss (by design). I once took one of the specialty tours at Kennedy Space Center. It was the tour that visits the oldest launch sites on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. One of the stops was Launch Complex 34, where the Apollo 1 tragedy happened. There's a lot of swamp surrounding that site and the guide suggested it would be smart to stay away from the vegetation because of alligators (and snakes). As if on cue, this massive gator crawled out of the water about 20 yards away. It was easily 10 feet long. I'd basically been looking right at it but only saw it once it moved.