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In reply to the discussion: I admit it, I'm dumb about alligators. [View all]brush
(56,474 posts)164. Don't they call them bayous in Louisiana?
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No, not in other states. It means you don't swim. If they wanted guests to stay out
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#119
Definitely warning signs about alligators should have been posted. Also on the canals/inlets, just
RKP5637
Jun 2016
#185
The problem is the sign didn't say "No swimming because alligators maybe nearby".
brush
Jun 2016
#158
I don't understand this thinking...if I saw a No Swimming sign, I would ask Why?
adigal
Jun 2016
#196
From one of the newspapers, a father who grabbed his kid as an alligator headed toward him
adigal
Jun 2016
#197
Two club length drop, no penalty. Check that — as many club lengths as needed to avoid being eaten.
brush
Jun 2016
#159
I grew up in the parish in Louisisana that has the largest alligator population of any parish.
GumboYaYa
Jun 2016
#3
Louisiana has more alligators than Florida, yet attacks on humans in Louisiana are a rarity
Ex Lurker
Jun 2016
#18
A place where I fish has some goats that hang out on a hillside near the water
Ex Lurker
Jun 2016
#63
In te Pan Hndle, hunters had their dogs go missing near a pond. Fnally, someone
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#204
Attacks are very rare. I worry more about moccasins and yellowjackets (yuck!).
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#64
I was happy, opting for staying in the cart and driving down the other side of the fairway. ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#80
Gators grabbing children is really very rare considering how many kids and gators there are
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#5
That one sign with the German on it too says to keep away from water's edge in addition
adigal
Jun 2016
#207
Having read and learned more, I think you are correct. Disney should have done more.
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#233
There was one in the pool at the house next to my parents house 1 week after moving in.
JanMichael
Jun 2016
#124
Disney is the prototype corporate city state, and has enjoyed virtual independence from any gov.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#39
As a kid, my Mom & Dad took us to Lake Wauburg for fishing, swimming and picnics in the 50s.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#61
In the mid-70s, I picked blackberries on Payne's. The bushes were so thick and big...
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#200
U of F owns part of Lake Wauburg's shoreline for a swimming area. Lifeguards have to check..
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#60
Payne's State Park is on the SE side of Gainesville, but there are other entries...
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#112
Well back on the 441 trail to the overlook tower, you can see (feel?) the faint opening...
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#203
I've only been to the Disney park in California, and there was nothing real there.
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#26
We were looking at real estate in St. Petersburg and there is a small lake in one nice neighborhood
adigal
Jun 2016
#210
Coyotes don't go after humans, as far as I know. I would love to see a cougar. Oregon.
Shrike47
Jun 2016
#211
Best "tourism" in FL.: Cheap motel in G'ville or High Springs, within 2 hrs of either coast...
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#41
Recommended 1000 time!!!! Fake Disney - never took my kids there, hated the idea.
adigal
Jun 2016
#212
I honeymooned at WDW in 1999 and stayed at one of the resorts on property and knew there were gators
maryellen99
Jun 2016
#24
I wouldn't jump into a chlorinated swimming pool in FL without looking first.
hobbit709
Jun 2016
#48
Here's some info about the warnings the resort had already had -- and apparently ignored.
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#136
I didn't know either, I've been to Disney a couple of times... few if any signs warning of this
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#191
Right For example, in the CA Disney there is a lagoon with pirates. But they're not
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#152
Alligator signs should be required as a part of any settlement because these lagoons
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#157