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Old 07-30-2012, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by logdog View Post
Y'all missed my point. Feeding gators in Florida is illegal and the gator was killed as a result.
I do feel bad for the Gator. It's not his fault that he was offered a hand for a snack. Not all of the counties in Fl. killl the gators. Some of the counties take them to preserves. I lived in Lee county right next to Collier county....when I had an agressive gator, I called the one that moved them without killing them. And by aggressive I mean chasing people or animals that were NOT attempting to feed them or catch them. Not terribly long ago I had a 9 ft gator chase me. He was rummaging in a dumpster. When he saw me he turned towards me and ran at me VERY, VERY fast.

Gators need to be respected. They come out of their natural habitat because man is forcing them out.......now this guy should have known better.