St. Cloud is on East Lake Tohopekaliga. Nearby Lake Tohopekaliga is about twice as large. Today we went on an airboat ride on Lake Tohopekaliga at Wild Willy's Airboat Tours.
The airboat had room for six passengers but it was just Nancy, me and Captain Brandon, who gave a great tour. It was a beautiful day, warm and sunny, and we saw lots of wildlife including a nest of baby alligators and several adult alligators, such as this one:
Alligators are common in Florida and Louisiana. They are native only to the United States and China (where they are endangered). Crocodiles, on the other hand, are native to Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. Click here for the differences between crocodiles and alligators. Crocodiles tend to prefer saltier water than alligators. Southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators live side by side, but on Lake Tohopekaliga in central Florida there are only alligators. Both alligators and crocodiles are commercially farmed.
We also saw many birds including an osprey and a pair of bald eagles and their nest, and bass spawning grounds. Lake Toho, as it is called, is popular for bass fishing.
Back at Wild Willy's office, Nancy got to hold a baby alligator:
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