Massive Florida Gator

[jsgolfer]

Watch out in Lakeland Florida.  Yikes.  Doesn't move too fast though.  

 

 

 

 

[CarlSpackler]

5 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

Watch out in Lakeland Florida.  Yikes.  Doesn't move too fast though.  

Probably because it just ate a bear. Or a human... 

i may have to go visit this guy (or gal).

[dennyjones]

Something you won't see on a Michigan golf course!    You can keep it!

[bkuehn1952]

40 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

Something you won't see on a Michigan golf course!    You can keep it!

Yes, we don't have a lot of things that will kill and/or eat you on golf courses in Michigan.   

[14ledo81]

18 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Yes, we don't have a lot of things that will kill and/or eat you on golf courses in Michigan.   

We do have bears up here though.  I suppose in general they are scared of humans.  

[CarlSpackler]

Some statistics:

Average Number of Deaths per Year in the U.S

Bee/Wasp	53
Dogs	31
Spider	6.5
Rattlesnake	5.5
Mountain lion	1
Shark	1
Alligator	0.3
Bear	0.5
Scorpion	0.5
Centipede	0.5
Elephant	0.25
Wolf	0.1
Horse	20
Bull	3

[RandallT]

4 minutes ago, CarlSpackler said:

Some statistics:

Average Number of Deaths per Year in the U.S

Bee/Wasp	53
Dogs	31
Spider	6.5
Rattlesnake	5.5
Mountain lion	1
Shark	1
Alligator	0.3
Bear	0.5
Scorpion	0.5
Centipede	0.5
Elephant	0.25
Wolf	0.1
Horse	20
Bull	3

The dreaded centipede. Now that's a breathless video I'd like to see. One of those suckers slithering across a path as photographers gather to watch it slink away dangerously.

[CarlSpackler]

Here is a news story showing how infrequent gator related deaths are. The kid that was killed at Disney earlier this year was the first since 2007. 

1 minute ago, RandallT said:

The dreaded centipede. Now that's a breathless video I'd like to see. One of those suckers slithering across a path as photographers gather to watch it slink away dangerously.

Insert Jaws theme... 

[kpaulhus]

Kind of interesting to see elephants on that list of US deaths. I would assume that is mainly zoo keepers?

You guys will be fine in Florida. We jumped off docks and swam in lakes all the time growing up. I accidentally stepped on a gators tail wading in the lake while fishing. It was more scared than I was.

Don't be fooled, that gator in the OP can move a lot faster than you think. 

[CarlSpackler]

1 hour ago, kpaulhus said:

Kind of interesting to see elephants on that list of US deaths. I would assume that is mainly zoo keepers?

You guys will be fine in Florida. We jumped off docks and swam in lakes all the time growing up. I accidentally stepped on a gators tail wading in the lake while fishing. It was more scared than I was.

Don't be fooled, that gator in the OP can move a lot faster than you think. 

My wife kinda freaked when she saw that yesterday. I pointed out that he didn't run over and gobble up the people standing there taking pictures/video. We are not their desired dinner. I don't think I'll go swimming in the lakes down here though. I like the pool in my backyard much better. 

[Gator Hazard]

3 hours ago, jsgolfer said:

Watch out in Lakeland Florida.  Yikes.  Doesn't move too fast though.  

 

 

 

 

"Paulie may have moved slow but it was only because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody". 

[JonMA1]

A 12' gator is a big boy.

On 1/17/2017 at 9:51 AM, kpaulhus said:

Don't be fooled, that gator in the OP can move a lot faster than you think. 

They are surprisingly quick. One that size would have no problem catching an adult who happened to be in the water. They don't grow that big from not eating. Authorities used to remove big ones like that. Don't know if that's still the case. I'd be nervous having one that large living close to people.

On 1/17/2017 at 9:51 AM, kpaulhus said:

You guys will be fine in Florida. We jumped off docks and swam in lakes all the time growing up. I accidentally stepped on a gators tail wading in the lake while fishing. It was more scared than I was.

There is more of a chance of contracting deadly bacteria or amoeba swimming in Florida waters than getting attacked by a shark or a gator.

On 1/17/2017 at 9:15 AM, 14ledo81 said:

We do have bears up here though.  I suppose in general they are scared of humans.  

Until the idiot humans start feeding them. Now there's a good idea. Go ahead and make friends with an animal that will eat it's young.