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Old 02-10-2022, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. View Post
I'm wondering if they remove the alligators in TV when they get a certain size.

My wife's niece lives in a very exclusive subdivision near Jacksonville, and they
have a small lake with alligators, but they remove them when they get 4' or less.
Far as alligators, their brain is about the size of a pea. It's deepest thoughts are EAT and REPRODUCE. On land they are shockingly fast. In the water they are faster than that.
Their bite is measured in tons. A four foot alligator can and will give people quite a bite.