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Eleanors38

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96. Swam and fished Wauburg in the 50s thru the 70s. The only injury was when a student disregarded a

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 04:56 PM

Mar 2015

don't swim sign, placed near the dock and floats when personnel were chasing off nesting female gators. Arrogance and petty defiance are poor substitutes for free will and personal enablement.

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Giant 'dinosaur-looking' gator found on Florida golf course shocks natives [View all] steve2470 Mar 2015 OP

what an interesting hazard. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #1

Or end up like Chubbs in Happy Gilmore. mmonk Mar 2015 #39

They are just awesome creatures. Like looking back in a time machine. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #2

I was in the Everglades one time ... Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #19

I agree 110%. They're beautiful creatures. eom BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #41

That is one gorgeous creature. SwissTony Mar 2015 #115

...has even the natives shocked? ffr Mar 2015 #3

Relax everyone. He just swallowed one of these. randome Mar 2015 #4

Gators all look prehistoric. This one is just plain huge!!! Beaverhausen Mar 2015 #5

Looks like any other gator to me. Brigid Mar 2015 #6

I know right! Mojorabbit Mar 2015 #119

"Dinosaur looking Gator"..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #7

yep, nothing unusual about that gator except for its size steve2470 Mar 2015 #8

13 feet is really big. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #17

It is, but all it means is he is old, that's all. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #46

I kept looking at the picture thinking something was going to stand out. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #14

pretty cool Enrique Mar 2015 #9

'tall'. he is not creeping low. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #85

You got to play it as it lies Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #10

!!! 2naSalit Mar 2015 #29

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Mar 2015 #50

15-feet, 9-inches: world record length for a gator steve2470 Mar 2015 #11

And killed this majestic creature. Ugh! BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #42

I don't know - this one looks larger than that csziggy Mar 2015 #56

truly monstrous gators! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #57

Looks like any other gator to me. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #12

We're gonna need a bigger python Oneironaut Mar 2015 #13

ROFL! BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #44

Yeah, that should stop people from complaining about the Canada geese on the course, eh? Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #15

The geese are scarier n/t Scootaloo Mar 2015 #90

It's about the time of the year for mating FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #16

they can climb fences? Eek! KittyWampus Mar 2015 #67

well, until the fence collapses. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #69

I just realized that points would be taken off on Face-Off Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #18

Brings to mind the old advertisement COLGATE4 Mar 2015 #20

where does an 800 pound gator swim? hfojvt Mar 2015 #21

"An Alligator From The Jurassic Era Interrupted A Group of Golfers In Florida" steve2470 Mar 2015 #22

I'm sure other dinosaur looking reptiles like Rick Scott aren't. mmonk Mar 2015 #23

did they kill him dogindia Mar 2015 #24

On the plus side... Orrex Mar 2015 #33

The headlines on Google News just slay me: Terrifying, Gigantic, Monstrous, Dino-like steve2470 Mar 2015 #25

So...what are you supposed to do when you see one? LeftinOH Mar 2015 #26

Walk away slowly. Gators can actually run pretty fast at first, for a short distance. steve2470 Mar 2015 #27

Indeed. 2naSalit Mar 2015 #37

Unless there are two humans and one bear. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #121

Because they are explosively fast, moving in a straight line, Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #77

I had forgotten about the zig-zag thing, true! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #78

I believe wheniwasincongress Mar 2015 #82

I ran this theory past my professor in university. SwissTony Mar 2015 #114

They usually won't bother you FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #31

Go change your underwear. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #35

"what are you supposed to do when you see one?" A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #47

Make sure you are accompanied by a slower friend. alarimer Mar 2015 #91

Just don't be the slowest one in your group. bluedigger Mar 2015 #99

With any predator, running is the worst idea. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #120

aim for the head Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #127

And some people complain about snow BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #28

OK, now I'm picturing a made-for-cable movie ... "Gatorblizzard" ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #64

You probably just gave SyFy another movie idea. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #122

If this thing showed up in the bathtub of most DU'ers... Orrex Mar 2015 #30

It would not fit in a bathtub. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #49

Well, yeah. It was more of a joke on a long-running DU tradition Orrex Mar 2015 #59

It just makes it funnier that you had to explain that Matariki Mar 2015 #106

No comment. Orrex Mar 2015 #113

Brigid's 911 call: Brigid Mar 2015 #100

See? That's more like it! Orrex Mar 2015 #103

It looks as if it has been eating really well. n/t Tanuki Mar 2015 #32

I would guess warmer weather is bringing out the golfers. nt Buns_of_Fire Mar 2015 #45

. randome Mar 2015 #34

That's almost as big as the roaches down there. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2015 #36

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Mar 2015 #52

I grew up in South Florida and remember RebelOne Mar 2015 #74

Ba dum-ching! Phentex Mar 2015 #104

You have to watch where you swim in Florida FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #38

very true! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #40

yep, wouldn't swim in anything a gator won't touch. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #72

Shooooooooooes! Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #43

Looks like any other gator to me. It's large, but not the largest I have seen. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #48

He'd make a great pair of shoes and matching handbag. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #51

13 feet is a really big alligator, but American crocodiles can get much bigger than that nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #53

LOL... trumad Mar 2015 #54

I hope they just gave him space and time to move along adigal Mar 2015 #55

They need heat. So, if it's 70 or below, they just can't move fast, and hibernate in a swampy area. ancianita Mar 2015 #112

Thanks for that information - fascinating! adigal Mar 2015 #130

Have they ever. After decades of hunting regulations, they've over-reproduced. Plus, as mini-golf ancianita Mar 2015 #131

I'd take a 4 stroke penalty LibertyLover Mar 2015 #58

Groan. What is this "dinosaur-looking" nonsense? blogslut Mar 2015 #60

Ummm no ... just close relatives. eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #66

Snowbirds freak out over Gators in Golf Course Lakes HockeyMom Mar 2015 #61

If you go to Shark Valley in the Everglades and walk down the bike path.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #63

Yes, been there HockeyMom Mar 2015 #79

That's an amazing looking guy (or maybe girl)...knr joeybee12 Mar 2015 #62

"Paging Carl Spackler" edbermac Mar 2015 #65

The campus cops at U of F escorted a gator from one pond to another in '67 when I was attending Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #68

Were you around when Gatorman was there? edhopper Mar 2015 #75

just before. Successors swim Lake Alice in connection with research projects... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #94

I remember the ones in edhopper Mar 2015 #102

Wow. This is a real education. It's like a whole other country. Matariki Mar 2015 #109

Well, Florida has the developers alright... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #129

I went there and my daughter goes to UF now FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #88

fished and hunted from leaky Jon boats, never a prob. Class o' 70. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #89

Class of 84 FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #92

trying to ride one ?? seriously ? nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #95

Oh yes. It never ends well. nt FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #116

Swam and fished Wauburg in the 50s thru the 70s. The only injury was when a student disregarded a Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #96

"Life-Threatening Snow Bombards Boston and Northeast" = equivalent headline steve2470 Mar 2015 #70

They should be thankful they don't have saltwater crocodiles hifiguy Mar 2015 #71

now THAT's a huge croc! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #73

They have a few at the southern tip of the peninsula. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #97

Looks normal to me. WilliamPitt Mar 2015 #76

One of many reasons shanti Mar 2015 #80

Gator Boys at Everglades Seafood Festival HockeyMom Mar 2015 #81

The writing is terrible wheniwasincongress Mar 2015 #83

My MILs property backs up to a body of water that adjoins that golf course woodsprite Mar 2015 #84

gator in the garage would definitely make me involuntarily incontinent! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #87

In the Space Coast FL area driving through a neighborhood on a narrow road next to a canal appalachiablue Mar 2015 #86

So is the gator out-of-bounds? alarimer Mar 2015 #93

But was he on the green in two? JoePhilly Mar 2015 #98

breaking news-giant dinosaur alligator proves earth still only 6000 years old claims rep senator dembotoz Mar 2015 #101

I'd let him play through if he was behind my foursome. nt TeamPooka Mar 2015 #105

LOL! NOT dinosaur looking! Dinosaur prodigy! Rex Mar 2015 #107

Alligators have been around for over 30 milliom years so the best advice is to anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #108

Godzilla gator hits the links in Florida steve2470 Mar 2015 #110

How about some sharks? In Australia, of course. SwissTony Mar 2015 #117

amazing nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #118

It would have been better if it was like these: Tyrs WolfDaemon Mar 2015 #111

"The giant prehistoric-looking gator " -- This writer is an idiot. All gators look prehistoric. raccoon Mar 2015 #123

No way would I go anywhere near that golf course! nt raccoon Mar 2015 #124

yes they do, an obvious clickbait kind of headline, which got my attention admittedly nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #125

I see that it is on all fores underpants Mar 2015 #126

Dinosaur-like? Prehistoric-looking? Roland99 Mar 2015 #128

I'm biased of course but... steve2470 Mar 2015 #132