13 foot alligator !!!

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I've only ever seen a six-foot alligator.... although two of them belonged to a little boy dangling from the gator's mouth... :trouble:
 
Mr.OzzyGT
They could've moved it to another swamp or something...or maybe in a scientific habitat, where they can study it more....

Another thing is that, It doesn't matter if you can close its jaws with your hands...Alligators get "drill" complex, and you don;t wanna get stuck in one of those...they spin like crazy.


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You probably don't appreciate how big the appetite was on this thing. I know reptiles have really slow matobolisms but christ this thing would have still needed about a cow a week I reckon.

To relocate it you'd have to find somewhere where it could feed itself and not kill any other animals of 'scientific interest'.

And finally, reptiles don't take to tranquilisers very well either.
 
Yeah, but I doubt anything short of that would be able to sedate such a large organism, but I'm no veterinary specialist. Nonetheless, it's death is unfortunate...

Perhaps, TM, consider what the alligator is thinking (theoretically): a largeish (for it, at least) creature (a human in this case) is swimming in some water. Because we are not natural swimmers, we could appear to be struggling. If so, the alligator would take full advantage of the situation if it was hungry. An alligator probably wouldn't let a 'meal' chance like that go astray considering the availability of large food sources. Don't take me as a pro-animalist, but it is rather shameful when we blame everything on predatory animals!:)

FormulaGT
 
I agree, its a shame to say that this animal died simply because it was good at being what it was, a big 'gator.

The deer pictures were impressive, but shouldn't be a shock if you watch or read National Geographic. I've seen a documentary where a Nile Croc took down a Zebra by the behind and just dragged it off kicking and screaming into the water. Now thats freaky. :scared:
 
If I was that 'gator... I'd be annoyed by those medium-sized meals with two legs, which use huge monstrosities with four round legs to transport themselves from one cave to another. I mean really, it WAS their natural habitat, untill people started living there too...
 
Fact: If a crocodilian bites you, even mildly, there's a high risk that you'll die from the infection caused by the huge abundance of bacteria lurking on the surface of it's teeth. Nice!
 
MachOne
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Someone check his arms for burn marks and cuts!

This reminds me of a time many moons ago when someone's pet crocodile somehow got into Cottage Lake (a lake/city park near where I grew up). It was a tiny thing, maybe 5 feet long, but it freaked everyone out ("Won't somebody pleeeeeeease think of the children??!! :lol:). I guess the guy's crocodile just got bored with swimming around in his bathtub :).
 
I'm also saddened that such a magnificent animal had to be killed. I like the animal prison idea too. :D
 

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