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Old 08-25-2023, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer View Post
And you would be wrong...

"The Florida Museum indicates that shark bites (509) are more prevalent than alligator bites (442)"

And you want 3' gators removed? Those are babies... Ridiculous...
Not a valid comparison. Sharks out in the ocean vs alligators in our backyard ponds. You remove alligators when they are young and easy to catch. If the ponds are isolated it can take many years before another alligator locates there. Ponds with easy access to marshes are not as easy to control.