CNN —A man trying to swim to shore after his recreational sailboat capsized at Everglades National Park suffered an apparent bite from an American crocodile, according to a National Park Service news release.
American crocodiles vs. alligatorsAn American crocodile relaxes in Shark Valley of Everglades National Park on February 3, 2023.
Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images/FileThe American crocodile is a federally threatened species, the NPS said, and it resembles the American alligator.
(American crocodiles can also be found in some coastal areas of Caribbean islands, Mexico and South America.)
American crocodiles are considered a shy and reclusive species, the FFWCC says, and crocodile attacks on humans in Florida are very rare.
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