It's safe but don't get on top of them to get a picture. They are more afraid of you than you are of them.
Yes.
I've been fishing on Okeechobee with alligators a foot from the edge of the boat. Nothing ever happened to me. I don't know about a kayak.
I've often wondered the exact same thing! When we were at Everglades Day last week, one of the speakers mentioned in passing that she likes to go snorkeling in the Everglades. A few people in the audience had a question about that one!
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