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Old 03-09-2023, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer View Post
And not removing alligators doesn't change the threat. It's still statistically insignificant...

I await your "Tell that to the lady who died's family" response...
And don't forget to remind those actually terrified of the gators, to watch out for the 16' long, 5 thousand plus weight, SUV's backing out in a plaza parking lot, do NOT walk near or behind them. Common sense. Sometimes I wonder which is greater (and I confess I don't know for sure), the number of people killed annually by being struck with baseballs and softballs, or the number killed by gators ? Or by mountain lions (heard of quite a few hikers and campers who tragically died that way), just being near water, even a bath tub is dangerous, how many people drown annually. Life is kind of dangerous I'd say.