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In reply to the discussion: Giant 'dinosaur-looking' gator found on Florida golf course shocks natives [View all]steve2470
(37,457 posts)118. amazing nt
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Giant 'dinosaur-looking' gator found on Florida golf course shocks natives [View all]
steve2470
Mar 2015
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Yeah, that should stop people from complaining about the Canada geese on the course, eh?
Arugula Latte
Mar 2015
#15
"An Alligator From The Jurassic Era Interrupted A Group of Golfers In Florida"
steve2470
Mar 2015
#22
The headlines on Google News just slay me: Terrifying, Gigantic, Monstrous, Dino-like
steve2470
Mar 2015
#25
Walk away slowly. Gators can actually run pretty fast at first, for a short distance.
steve2470
Mar 2015
#27
13 feet is a really big alligator, but American crocodiles can get much bigger than that nt
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#53
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
Have they ever. After decades of hunting regulations, they've over-reproduced. Plus, as mini-golf
ancianita
Mar 2015
#131
If you go to Shark Valley in the Everglades and walk down the bike path....
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2015
#63
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
just before. Successors swim Lake Alice in connection with research projects...
Eleanors38
Mar 2015
#94
Swam and fished Wauburg in the 50s thru the 70s. The only injury was when a student disregarded a
Eleanors38
Mar 2015
#96
In the Space Coast FL area driving through a neighborhood on a narrow road next to a canal
appalachiablue
Mar 2015
#86
breaking news-giant dinosaur alligator proves earth still only 6000 years old claims rep senator
dembotoz
Mar 2015
#101
Alligators have been around for over 30 milliom years so the best advice is to
anotojefiremnesuka
Mar 2015
#108
"The giant prehistoric-looking gator " -- This writer is an idiot. All gators look prehistoric.
raccoon
Mar 2015
#123
yes they do, an obvious clickbait kind of headline, which got my attention admittedly nt
steve2470
Mar 2015
#125