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# What Do You Mean We Get to Hold the Alligator?

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## Orlando Airboat Rides

If you’re brave enough, we offer a **FREE** hands-on alligator demonstrations at our natural theme park in Orlando. Our expert alligator handlers explain some interesting facts about these ancient lizards. Did you know that the alligator has to lift his mouth to swallow because his tongue does not move?! Also, their skin is made out of the same material as our fingernails (keratin)! That’s crazy, right?

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If you have the guts, you can hold one of our alligators and get your picture taken. Fluffy, Hercules, Oscar, Frisky, and Feisty are some of our coolest residents here at Wild Florida's [Orlando airboat rides](https://www.wildfloridairboats.com/airboat-tours)!

Our master photographers have some great tricks to make these little guys look like monsters! You can choose to have your pictures printed or put on a flash drive for your computer at home. Trust us—you’ll definitely want to change your profile picture on Facebook to the one you’ll get at Wild Florida Airboats in Orlando!

Wild Florida is your number one destination for seeing Florida’s indigenous nature. To book one of our [Orlando airboat rides](https://wildfloridairboats.com/book-airboat-tours/), give us a call today at (407)957-3135.

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