OVIEDO, Fla. – Just moments after the airboat’s propeller began to roar and the watercraft started gliding across waters of Lake Jesup, we found ourselves surrounded by wildlife.
“You’ve got over 20 gators,” said Jay Rivera as he navigated the airboat through a shallow channel. “It’s beautiful weather today. It’s not cold. Just an excellent day to be here in Oviedo.”
Lake Jesup is home to more than 13,000 alligators, making it the highest concentration of gators per acre anywhere in the state, according to wildlife officials…