(WPDE) — As warmer weather brings more people outdoors, South Carolina wildlife officials are reminding residents and visitors that alligator encounters are a normal part of life across much of the coastal plain.
“Nearly any water body in the coastal plain of South Carolina may contain alligators, and the mere presence of alligators in or adjacent to their natural habitat in South Carolina is a normal occurrence and not normally an emergency requiring the animal’s removal … Alligators, since they are reptiles, become more active as the weather warms,”
According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources…