skinsmarydu Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 This thread has made me "cause a scene" in. KFC ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Seriously though, aren't alligators fairly docile? I had an airboat driver tell me once that he gets in the water with alligators often, and they just swim off. Now crocodiles are mean as hell and will actively hunt humans, but I always thought alligators were skittish. Guess it was the "**** the alligators" comment that pissed them off. depends on the time of year, mating season they get active. skittish is not what I'd call them anytime ,but they are not overly agressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 depends on the time of year, mating season they get active. skittish is not what I'd call them anytime ,but they are not overly agressive just google'd it... looks like this is the first alligator fatality since 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Alligator was within its rights under Texas "Stand Your Swamp" doctrine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 So much for me being an atheism leaning agnostic. There is no way this could happen without a God who saw this guy say "**** that alligator" and was like "oh rly? k. watch this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There are gators in SC, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama too, besides Texas and Florida. They will travel in salt, ocean water. They have been seen in NC too. They will occupy any bit of water that doesn't freeze. Always assume that there are gators in water in any of these states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Seriously though, aren't alligators fairly docile? I had an airboat driver tell me once that he gets in the water with alligators often, and they just swim off. Now crocodiles are mean as hell and will actively hunt humans, but I always thought alligators were skittish. Guess it was the "**** the alligators" comment that pissed them off. Not a hypothesis I'd want to test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SkinsGuy Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 just google'd it... looks like this is the first alligator fatality since 2007 Yeah, and I think it is the first one in Texas in 200 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Granted, here in Florida, we got snakes that eat the gators. Natl Geo: Photo in the News: Python Bursts After Eating Gator (Update) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There are gators in SC, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama too, besides Texas and Florida. They will travel in salt, ocean water. They have been seen in NC too. They will occupy any bit of water that doesn't freeze. Always assume that there are gators in water in any of these states. They're in NC too. See: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Was news to me too, just drove through there a couple weeks back and was surprised by them being that far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Death by misadventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Death by misadventure. I don't think you can really say he missed his adventure. Think he found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Death by misadventure. Too bad he didn't have James Bond skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 What's the probability this guy had a barbed wire tattoo around his left bicep and a pair of truck nutz? 98% or higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 depends on the time of year, mating season they get active. skittish is not what I'd call them anytime ,but they are not overly agressive Your thoughts on it being mating season and the quote "**** the alligators" go well together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyj Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 There are gators in SC, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama too, besides Texas and Florida. They will travel in salt, ocean water. They have been seen in NC too. They will occupy any bit of water that doesn't freeze. Always assume that there are gators in water in any of these states. Don't forget peachy Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney B Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Now crocodiles are mean as hell and will actively hunt humans, but I always thought alligators were skittish. Guess it was the "**** the alligators" comment that pissed them off. This being Texas, there's a good chance that the Alligator was thinking, "The next guy that jumps in the water and tries to **** me is really gonna get it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 just google'd it... looks like this is the first alligator fatality since 2007 my brother was almost one , he decided to bring a live one in the boat. either him or the gator was getting shot first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 So he was mocking them? What, did he draw this and show it to them before jumping in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 This being Texas, there's a good chance that the Alligator was thinking, "The next guy that jumps in the water and tries to **** me is really gonna get it." maybe he just wanted to lend a hand nsfw http://www.samaa.tv/digital_images/600/2015-07-04/texas-alligator-kills-late-night-swimmer-1436031921-2230.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney B Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 maybe he just wanted to lend a hand nsfw http://www.samaa.tv/digital_images/600/2015-07-04/texas-alligator-kills-late-night-swimmer-1436031921-2230.jpg Note to self: Never punch an alligator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 maybe he just wanted to lend a hand nsfw http://www.samaa.tv/digital_images/600/2015-07-04/texas-alligator-kills-late-night-swimmer-1436031921-2230.jpg I saw a video of a gator taking someones arm off years ago before I had really come to understand that things can not be "unseen". Surprisingly quick and easy. A quick spin and it came off like he was a lego man and the limb was detachable. Best not to mess around with something that can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Note to self: Never punch an alligator. FYI, that pic is of a Nile crocodile, not an alligator. And yes, don't punch them. If you want to see what happens when you do then google crocodile arm and there is a video on youtube of some guy at an Asian animal park tapping a crocodile on the snout and then sticking his hand in a crocodile's mouth only to have it bite down and then perform a death roll. Gruesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 in general gators are not a problem except for the larger ones, but once ya are their meal size the metrics change I tend to err on the side of caution, the biguns are sneaky....swimming in the dark ain't happening around them. Nature is wonderful to behold as long as ya ain't supper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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