Adverse Encounters With Alligators in the United States: An Update

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Adverse Encounters With Alligators in the United States: An Update Ricky L. Langley, MD, MPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 156-163 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.02.002 Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Range of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Source: United States Geological Survey (http://sflwww.er.usgs.gov/geer/2000/posters/thermoreg%gator/images/rangemapx.gif) Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 156-163DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.02.002) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Range of American crocodiles and caimans in Florida. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 156-163DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.02.002) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Alligator encounters by month. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 156-163DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2010.02.002) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions