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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
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