Florida & Alligators

[Armed Eye Doc]

The first one I saw in the wild was in the stock tank about 200 yards from the house I was living in at the time.  I live about an hour south of Dallas.  It's not well known gator country, but there are some that come up the creeks from the south.

[blue109]

I would have thrown the dirt clod too. 

[survivalshop]

1 hour ago, jtallen83 said:

First time I saw a gator in the wild was at park near Ft Stewart GA. He was just lying in the shallow water near the bank with his mouth wide open. I got about ten feet away and couldn't resist throwing a dirt clod, went right in his throat. Amazing how explosive fast they are. Thought I was safe when I got on top of a picnic table but that sucker followed me right up. Lucky for me a buddies car was within a few feet, dented the hood and roof jumping up on it. The gator circled the car twice then slowly made his way back to the water and disappeared! I don't hang out at the edge of any fresh water south of the Mason-Dixon to this day.

  Thats sounds like one of 98's stories.    

 

1 hour ago, COBrien said:

I feel for the family that lost their child, but whenever I've been to Florida, I've always operated on one assumption:

If it's not a swimming pool, assume there are alligators in it and stay the hell out of it."

So far it's kept me from being eaten, drowned, etc. by a modern-day dinosaur (or dragon, whichever you prefer).

They pull them out of swimming pools here all the time . 

[GRA]

On June 15, 2016 at 5:01 PM, survivalshop said:

  They found the child , intact , they believe he drowned . Gators & Crock's do that , to soften their meal up .

  And another thing , we have Sharks around also every where .

And if none of the man-eating critters aren't bad enough, it's the lighting-strikes-people capitol of the whole USA.  I knew a girl that once lived in Menna (I think that's the name) and she said folks get hit there all the time.

Edited June 17, 2016 by GRA

[shepp]

1 hour ago, GRA said:

And if none of the man-eating critters aren't bad enough, it's the lighting-strikes-people capitol of the whole USA.  I knew a girl that once lived in Menna (I think that's the name) and she said folks get hit there all the time.

Don't forget hurricanes....... Honestly I have no desire to visit the state, no offense SS. Maybe in the winter but idk, I'm to fat and pale white

[DNP]

Even worse....they have Jeb. 

[GRA]

44 minutes ago, shepp said:

Don't forget hurricanes....... Honestly I have no desire to visit the state, no offense SS. Maybe in the winter but idk, I'm to fat and pale white

Don't get me wrong ... I LOVE FLORIDA ... but I know there's some funky stuff that happens there (as does everywhere) that seems to find it's way in to the media more often.

Edited June 17, 2016 by GRA

[GRA]

22 minutes ago, DNP said:

Even worse....they have Jeb. 

 

[survivalshop]

8 hours ago, shepp said:

Don't forget hurricanes....... Honestly I have no desire to visit the state, no offense SS. Maybe in the winter but idk, I'm to fat and pale white

 I'll take Hurricanes , Gators , Snakes ,Sharks & the Heat ,any day to six feet of Snow for three months & sub freezing temp's ( really cuts into riding time, not to mention , Boating time  ) . I grew up in Ohio & as of last year , went to Gun Hunt in Dec. very year since I moved here ,every time , I was glad to get back in  the 70's degree mark .

  This is the Jungle , Woodlands & some of the Best Beach's in the world , I don't take offense . ?

[jtallen83]

I love the 30 below stuff, keeps the riffraff away!

[survivalshop]

49 minutes ago, jtallen83 said:

I love the 30 below stuff, keeps the riffraff away!

   They are still there , just huddling in the corner , I like them in the open , much better then having to flush them out !

Edited June 17, 2016 by survivalshop

[jtallen83]

1 hour ago, survivalshop said:

   They are still there , just huddling in the corner , I like them in the open , much better then having to flush them out !

Try a winter in Iowa without paying your bills, only hardy souls can make it without heat! That said our new socialist system is ruining this filter for us.

[shepp]

3 hours ago, jtallen83 said:

I love the 30 below stuff, keeps the riffraff away!

I've said that ever since I worked in Milwaukee, cockroaches hibernate in the winter that first 50 degree day in spring they all come out and sun themselves