{"id":22897,"date":"2023-10-05T05:52:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T10:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/?p=22897"},"modified":"2024-05-08T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T16:49:16","slug":"can-sharks-and-alligators-live-in-minnesota-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/can-sharks-and-alligators-live-in-minnesota-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sharks and Alligators Live in Minnesota Lakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever wondered if creatures like sharks or alligators could live in Minnesota’s lakes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all the Mississippi River, provides an route for them to come up. And lets not get stated on Lake Superior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a fair question – our minds can run wild with “what if” scenarios. Don’t worry, the chance of encountering these creatures in our local waters is extremely unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Sharks live in MN Lakes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sharks prefer saltwater and warmer temperatures. In the United States, there is only one shark that could make it’s way up north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the Bull Shark<\/a>. This is one of the most deadly sharks and has been known to travel up to 700 feet upstream in the Missisissippi River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They like warm shallow waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they are not considered \u201ctrue river sharks\u201d because they migrate to saltwater to reproduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with the lenght it would have to travel toget up north, it would most likley have retreated back to the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our freshwater lakes don’t provide an environment suitable for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While startling, occasional shark sightings<\/a> in landlocked states are attributed to aquarium releases or pets escaping into rivers. Not ideal shark habitat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Alligators live in Minnesota Lakes and Rivers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alligators and crocodiles favor tropical climates down south. Our frigid winters alone make Minnesota an inhospitable home for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are cold blooded and depend on a warmer climate to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Wildlife Federation<\/a>, the American Alligator can be found as far north as North Carolina as far west as eastern Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are usually foudn in sow-moving freshwater rivers, but also inhabits swamps, marshes, and lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very rare alligator sightings<\/a> up north are chalked up to abandoned pets facing certain demise in the cold.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Alligator<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

How likely is it you’ll find yourself face to face with either of these in Minnesota?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The reality is, while it’s not impossible, it’s improbable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most dangrous thing you’ll find in a MN lake is a Snapping Turtle<\/a>. They have such a powerful bite, they can take off your finger or toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The snapping turtles are found in ponds, lakes, marshes, rivers and creeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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