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Old 06-18-2019, 09:16 PM   #1
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Evicted

This guy got evicted from my marina last week. One of the apartment dwellers called the "Nuisance Alligator Man" who caught and carted him off. He was hauled out from the slip next to my boat. Pretty good size, about 5' although a foot or more of his tail was missing, probably bitten off when he was smaller.
I'm sure his replacement will be around in no time.
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Old 06-18-2019, 09:33 PM   #2
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I don't claim to know much about gators, but it doesn't seem like the tail (or missing parts) are what you have to worry about.


Glad he got evicted before someone got eviscerated.
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Old 06-18-2019, 09:47 PM   #3
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They taped his jaws closed before hauling him up onto the dock
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Old 06-19-2019, 12:02 AM   #4
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Now why would anyone be doing this in their bare feet!!
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Now that's a knife.
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Old 06-19-2019, 07:19 AM   #6
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Now why would anyone be doing this in their bare feet!!
Right???
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Old 06-19-2019, 08:52 AM   #7
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Now why would anyone be doing this in their bare feet!!
Right, that dock is full of splinters!!
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This is a continuous problem.
Until they open a public season or tag program it will just continue to get worse
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Old 06-19-2019, 09:17 AM   #9
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They all should be evicted from Florida.
If people knew that gator meat was an aphrodisiac they would be under control quickly.
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I don’t have a problem with management of the population but with the invasive species in Florida we need to be very careful that there is no unintended consequences
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Old 06-19-2019, 10:22 AM   #11
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The gators don't seem to be doing much about those snakes.
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The gators don't seem to be doing much about those snakes.
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If people knew that gator meat was an aphrodisiac they would be under control quickly.
It probably is known for that in China!
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Greetings,
Mr. S. I can't quite make it out but is that a gator or a croc? Gators I don't mind that much, it's crocs I'm a bit leery of.
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That is a gator. Look at the rounded nose.
Crocks have pointed noses.


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Mr. S. I can't quite make it out but is that a gator or a croc? Gators I don't mind that much, it's crocs I'm a bit leery of.
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That is a gator. Look at the rounded nose.
Crocks have pointed noses.
Yeah, RT, you need to stop and have a good look at the nose before you leg it!!
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We got gator poachers on the St Johns. Nothing like being awaken by their lights scans at night. There is a gator hunting season in the fall but it only last a week or two.
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We have a six footer in Beaumont. Everyone feeds him dog food.
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We don’t have them here, thankfully but we do have winter
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I spend a LOT of time in the water and hope to never meet up with a gator. I'll take a shark or pissed off fisherman any time.



Fortunately we don't have a lot of them in salt water, but they DO get there.
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