September 25, 2006: Gator gets deer - Page 2

Leah · 09-25-2006, 09:14 PM

No Bruce, they wouldn't just grab your nose, they'd grab your entire head and body. Those little critters are strong

and scary things.

maximum · 09-25-2006, 10:17 PM

Thank you, Bruce. Good to be here! I have been a Cellar viewer for a long time, but finally decided to be interactive.

09-26-2006, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ibram

They dont have crocs in the US!

...Do they?

Yes, we have some salties here in FL.

Alligators are far stronger than crocs, but much more docile.
However, that makes them more unpredictable when handling them... which I have done. I did some relocating in my twenties. It is only fun the first time. It is not nearly as cool or as fun as it looks on TV, it stinks and it hurts.

chrisinhouston · 09-26-2006, 09:23 AM

You have to wonder how this came to be. I would suppose the deer was wading or swimming from point A to B and the alligator took the opportunity to grab a meal.

Those sneaky aligators!

It kind of reminds me of those old Johnny Weissmuller "Tarazan" movies I used to watch as a kid on Saturday mornings. Every movie seemed to have at least one scene where a boat full of natives was in hot pursuit of Tarzan as he swam across a river. Something would tip the boat and the whole crew would go into the water screaming, then they would cut to a scene on the shore and a pack of crocodiles would jump into the water. Then the fun would begin with the natives thrashing about, as large rubber crocodile props would be shown rolling around in the water eating the screaming natives. I eventually realized that it was the same shoreline scene in every movie that they were using.

Oh, and Tarzan always got away.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2006, 10:18 AM

Oh sure, same old story, Whitey using the black man for his own benefit.

morethanpretty · 09-26-2006, 02:17 PM

I didn't realize we had crocs in the US...are there any around texas? for some reason I feel more concerned about crocs than I do alligators.

barefoot serpent · 09-26-2006, 02:22 PM

Famous last deer lines:
was it me or did that log just move?

09-26-2006, 04:35 PM

Exactly, they wait just below the surface, the deer is drinking then WHAM!
We have a lot of lakes around here and see it a lot with the swamp bunnies.

Sarasvati48 · 09-28-2006, 12:29 AM

Thats a crocodile, so it can't be anywhere in the States. Croc, broad head, alligator, tapered head...

xoxoxoBruce · 09-28-2006, 04:19 AM

Did you read the press release, linked in UT's post?

Quote:

The photographs of this deer-eating alligator were taken from the air by Terri Jenkins, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service District Fire Management Officer. She was preparing to ignite a prescribed fire at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, about 40 miles south of Savannah, Georgia, on March 4, 2004.

09-26-2006, 10:18 AM	#20
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh sure, same old story, Whitey using the black man for his own benefit. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2006, 02:22 PM	#22
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Famous last deer lines: was it me or did that log just move? __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

09-25-2006, 09:14 PM	#16
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	No Bruce, they wouldn't just grab your nose, they'd grab your entire head and body. Those little critters are strong and scary things.

09-25-2006, 10:17 PM	#17
maximum Writer of Writings Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 14	Thank you, Bruce. Good to be here! I have been a Cellar viewer for a long time, but finally decided to be interactive.

09-26-2006, 09:23 AM	#19
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	You have to wonder how this came to be. I would suppose the deer was wading or swimming from point A to B and the alligator took the opportunity to grab a meal. Those sneaky aligators! It kind of reminds me of those old Johnny Weissmuller "Tarazan" movies I used to watch as a kid on Saturday mornings. Every movie seemed to have at least one scene where a boat full of natives was in hot pursuit of Tarzan as he swam across a river. Something would tip the boat and the whole crew would go into the water screaming, then they would cut to a scene on the shore and a pack of crocodiles would jump into the water. Then the fun would begin with the natives thrashing about, as large rubber crocodile props would be shown rolling around in the water eating the screaming natives. I eventually realized that it was the same shoreline scene in every movie that they were using. Oh, and Tarzan always got away.

09-26-2006, 02:17 PM	#21
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I didn't realize we had crocs in the US...are there any around texas? for some reason I feel more concerned about crocs than I do alligators.

09-26-2006, 04:35 PM	#23
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Exactly, they wait just below the surface, the deer is drinking then WHAM! We have a lot of lakes around here and see it a lot with the swamp bunnies.

09-28-2006, 12:29 AM	#24
Sarasvati48 Mystical Miscreant Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 46	Thats a crocodile, so it can't be anywhere in the States. Croc, broad head, alligator, tapered head...

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