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GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – It’s not everyday that an alligator is spotted in the Upstate, but a Greenwood County woman came across one in the. There probably isn’t any alligators in Lake Hartwell, South Carolina. Lake Hartwell is too far west in the state for them. In South Carolina, alligators are. The American alligator is found in wetlands throughout the coastal plain of the southeastern United States. Viable alligator populations are found in Texas.
 
 

– Large gator found on Upstate highway

He said, when it happens, it means someone has removed them from the Lowcountry and kept them as pets. By the way, it’s illegal to have a pet alligator in South Carolina, Lucas said.

Lucas called releasing an alligator in a reservoir a “death sentence. Since alligators are not supposed to be here in the Upstate, it also frightens Upstate boaters or lake visitors when they see an alligator. By nature, American alligators are not aggressive animals and small alligators are no danger to humans, Lucas said.

Lucas said the American alligator habitat line is the Fall Line Sandhills region. It runs through South Carolina, roughly diagonally through the state following U. Route 1 and Interstate 20, passing through Camden and Aiken. You can find alligators and cottonmouths east and south of this line, but not above it. Lucas said most of the American alligators in South Carolina are found concentrated in the Coastal Zone the counties that touch the Atlantic Ocean , but they are also found throughout the Coastal Plain.

Female alligators frequently defend their nest and young, but there have been no confirmed reports of humans being bitten by protective females. Brooding females typically try to intimidate intruders by displaying and hissing before attacking. Alligators quickly become conditioned to humans, especially when food is involved. Habitually feeding alligators cause them to lose their fear of humans and can be dangerous to unsuspecting humans, especially children. Ponds and waterways at golf courses and high-density housing create a similar problem when alligators become accustomed to living near people.

Damage by alligators is usually limited to injuries or death to humans or domestic animals. Most alligator bites occur in Florida. Alligators inflict damage with their sharp, cone-shaped teeth and powerful jaws. Alligators prefer to seize an appendage and twist it off by spinning. Many serious injuries have involved badly damaged and broken arms on humans and legs on animals. Sometimes alligators bite or eat previously drowned persons.

Coroners can usually determine whether a person drowned before or after being bitten. Alligators sometimes excavate extensive burrows or dens to take refuge from cold temperatures, drought, and predators other alligators and humans.

This provides federal protection for alligators but allows state-approved management and control programs. Jim Hudson Weather Day Forecast. First Alert Hurricane Center. Skyview Weather Cameras. Now Hiring. Community Builder. United for Veterans. Bojangles Birthday Club.

Road to Tokyo. Latest Newscasts. Since alligators are not supposed to be here in the Upstate, it also frightens Upstate boaters or lake visitors when they see an alligator. Lucas said small alligators are not dangerous to humans and American alligators are generally not aggressive.

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