Nile Crocodiles In Florida 2025. How nile crocodiles are bigger and badder than alligators. Nile crocodiles — american crocodiles' larger, more aggressive cousins from the african continent — have been identified in the wild in southern florida for the first time, according to a.

So it’s not entirely surprising that scientists have identified at least four nile crocodiles (crocodylus niloticus) hanging out in florida swamps. Nile crocodiles — american crocodiles’ larger, more aggressive cousins from the african continent — have been identified in the wild in southern florida for the first time, according to a.