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Slogan | Play Wild! |
Date opened | 1957 |
Location | Palmdale |
Owner | Allen and Patty Register |
Website |
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Gatorama is an alligator farm and visitor attraction in Palmdale, Florida, USA. Alligators and crocodiles are raised on the farm for meat and skins. [1] Gatorama is one of Florida's oldest roadside attractions. [2] [3] [4] Only six alligator farms are open to the public as attractions. [5]
Cecil Clemons opened the farm in 1957. [6] [5] [7] The alligators were captured locally in the 1960s. [7] Wild crocodiles were caught in Jamaica in 1967-1968. [7]
Allen and Patty Register acquired the property in 2006. [6] [8]
Visitors can hold baby alligators as well as pythons. [2] [6] Adult participants can perform the "Fast Hands Challenge" to feed an adult alligator. [9] The daily feed show is free with admission, where guests can watch keepers hand feed alligators from the front bridge. [9]
Gatorama has an exhibit dedicated to the critically endangered subspecies Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius). [10] The park works with Florida Fish and Wildlife's Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP) program to rehome nuisance alligators. [11] [12] [13]
Gatorama also features other native Florida wildlife such as the Florida panther, bobcats, racoons, birds, and snakes. [6] [5] [8]
In late August, Gatorama hosts an annual Gator Hatchling Festival where visitors can hold an alligator egg while it hatches. [3] [6] [5]
Gatorama also sells exotic meat at the park and on their website. [14] [15]
Gatorama | |
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| |
Slogan | Play Wild! |
Date opened | 1957 |
Location | Palmdale |
Owner | Allen and Patty Register |
Website |
www |
|
Gatorama is an alligator farm and visitor attraction in Palmdale, Florida, USA. Alligators and crocodiles are raised on the farm for meat and skins. [1] Gatorama is one of Florida's oldest roadside attractions. [2] [3] [4] Only six alligator farms are open to the public as attractions. [5]
Cecil Clemons opened the farm in 1957. [6] [5] [7] The alligators were captured locally in the 1960s. [7] Wild crocodiles were caught in Jamaica in 1967-1968. [7]
Allen and Patty Register acquired the property in 2006. [6] [8]
Visitors can hold baby alligators as well as pythons. [2] [6] Adult participants can perform the "Fast Hands Challenge" to feed an adult alligator. [9] The daily feed show is free with admission, where guests can watch keepers hand feed alligators from the front bridge. [9]
Gatorama has an exhibit dedicated to the critically endangered subspecies Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius). [10] The park works with Florida Fish and Wildlife's Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP) program to rehome nuisance alligators. [11] [12] [13]
Gatorama also features other native Florida wildlife such as the Florida panther, bobcats, racoons, birds, and snakes. [6] [5] [8]
In late August, Gatorama hosts an annual Gator Hatchling Festival where visitors can hold an alligator egg while it hatches. [3] [6] [5]
Gatorama also sells exotic meat at the park and on their website. [14] [15]