An alligator in Orange, TX

Even though I grew up in Texas, I lived only a few minutes from the Louisiana border.  Texas is not known for its’ swamps and bayous like Louisiana is, but the Texas I know and love is.  I took this photograph at an RV park in Orange, TX while greeting some out of town visitors.  My friends and their dogs did not feel welcomed to their vacation spot as they arrived at their destination to see a pond full of alligators within walking distance.