Something's going on down there. We have a place on the canals in Port Charlotte just across the bridge from Punta Gorda. Last two years have been a lot more snakes around and last year we had a 4' alligator in the canal for the first time ever. Seen porpoises and manatees before but never a gator and the family has owned it since 1952. I think they are running from the liberals in Miami....