COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Ian is strengthening as it heads toward Florida and then South Carolina, bringing with it heavy rains, potential flooding — and possibly alligators.
The scaly critters have been known to show up in spots they wouldn’t otherwise visit because of hurricane flooding. Thanks to smartphones, alligator sightings have been plentiful after hurricanes in recent years. In 2018, for instance, a gator was spotted swimming in a flooded dog park in Myrtle Beach after Hurricane Florence.
And with sightings of alligators where they’re not supposed to be comes the fear of an attack.
