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For non-americas (or non-floridians): yes, alligators do exist, yes they're a normal part of the Florida fauna, and yes they're EVERYWHERE at the space center. Here's a pic from 1969 outside the VAB.


https://www.iflscience.com/space/see-you-later-alligator-reptile-removed-from-launch-pad-during-spacex-flight-preparations/
>Frank Robb, an alligator trapping agent, explained how he was called by NASA to remove an alligator that had wandered onto the launch pad during preparations for the historic crewed mission’s take-off.
>“He had walked in the security gate, and was walking around there, just taking a stroll,” Robb said. “I think he wanted to go for a spaceflight personally – alligators in space is something we’re missing.”
>Luckily for Robb, this was no wild goose chase, and the gator was rounded up promptly. “I just put a rope on him, caught him and he loaded up in the truck pretty easy,” he explained.