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April is alligator courting season, which means the frisky crocodilians may be venturing out more in the hopes of finding a companion before mating season begins in earnest in May and June.

With an estimated 1. A map of where nuisance alligators have been removed includes all areas of the state, from Pensacola to the Keys. Statewide, 6, nuisance alligators were killed or relocated in That increased to 7, last year, according to FWC data.

Tampa topped the list in with nuisance gators but was bested last year by Sarasota, which tallied West Palm Beach and its suburbs racked up a total of removals over the past two years, with taken from Wellington and 77 from Palm Beach Gardens. Even tiny Palm Beach had at least one removed during the same time period when a wayward gator found itself on the beach side of the Intracoastal.

They just push through the screen and off they go. American alligators are no longer an endangered species, but are protected under a classification that allows only people with special licenses and permits to take them. The FWC decides whether it poses a risk and will then assign a trapper that it contracts with and licenses.

Otherwise, nuisance gators can be sold to an alligator farm. Over the past decade, Florida has averaged seven unprovoked alligator bites to humans per year that are serious enough to require medical treatment. One of the people killed was year-old Bradley Weidenhamer, who died after he was attacked by a pound alligator on the Loxahatchee River in In June , 2-year-old Lane Graves died after he was snatched from the shore of a Disney World resort by an alligator.

Although alligator bite incidents resulting in serious injury are rare in Florida, the FWC recommends taking precautions when having fun in and around the water. Anyone with concerns about an alligator should call the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program at This story was originally posted to PalmBeachPost. Interactive map shows where Florida's nuisance alligators are. Facebook Twitter Email.