Tampa Bay has a huge body of water.
It is brackish water that contains a small amount of salt water with a small amount of freshwater.
Tampa Bay is filled with many different species of fish, mammals, and insects. One of the deadliest predators lurking in the Tampa bay waters is the elusive and dangerous Florida alligator. The alligator can be found all over Florida in any body of water. It is one of the biggest reasons why swimming in Florida waters is dangerous and often prohibited. The bay is one place to find alligators, but my friends still dared me to swim in the bay after a hot day at work. We were all working on an AC installation job. Took most of the day. The commercial job didn’t have any indoor climate control at all, so my co-workers and I were really hot, sweaty, and overheated at the end of the day. We were very close to the Bay and one of my co-workers said we should go for a swim. I immediately said I would swim in the bay for a hundred bucks and all of the guys decided to gather their funds to see if I would actually get in the water and swim. I didn’t want to look like a chump after I made the statement, so I found a spot where it was easy to get into the water. The guys made me swim a long distance to earn the money, and I was scared every time I moved my arms in the water. The next time someone throws down a dare, I really need to keep my mouth shut. I could have been chewed up into pieces by an alligator in the Tampa Bay.