Our trip also included a tour of an alligator ranch & hatchery. We learned that they gather all the alligator eggs from a nest, keep them at a constant temp of 89 degrees, raise them to 4ft and release them back in original location. If it weren't for these folks, there wouldn't be many alligators because only 6-8 eggs out of 100 would make it in their natural habitat. It was a neat experience.
