I see alligators now and then. There is a 3 footer living in my canal
right now and a 9 footer across the river (probably the mom) but I am
not afraid they will jump in the boat and get me. Shooting them is
pretty illegal anyway.
We're not always running in canals. If we get stuck - and it happens -
an alligator can walk onto the boat while we turn it around. We're
spinning a 6' propeller that doesn't have reverse.