When you see one small alligator is there really bound to be another, bigger?

You really need study alligators and read about their habitat. Generally yes, they are loners, but usually there is not only one alligator around, usually 3 or more. Watch the news, when they remove alligators from ponds, retention ponds, lakes, swamps, it is almost always more than one who has wandered into a neighborhood. Wading out of a swamp, due to disabled vehicle. This is a main reason I think people need to re-think rec activities.