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Tip #1 - An alligator is fast, even on land. Twice as fast as most people, which is about four times faster than us Villagers. You cannot outrun the gator. So if you're walking with your wife by a pond and you see a gator approaching. Run, run fast. And remember you don't need to outrun the gator, just outrun your wife!

Tip #2 - Alligator groups and gender identification - groups of alligators are called a congregation. See, you learned something today! If you see a congregation and they're all bunched together, snorting and swishing their tails, these will be males having a good time. If you spot a congregation of females, you can recognize them, because they'll generally be in small bunches of two or three, and will be snarling, barking and snapping their teeth at the other bunches.

Just TEASING, it's better than politics and pandemics.
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Tip #1 - An alligator is fast, even on land. Twice as fast as most people, which is about four times faster than us Villagers. You cannot outrun the gator. So if you're walking with your wife by a pond and you see a gator approaching. Run, run fast. And remember you don't need to outrun the gator, just outrun your wife!

Tip #2 - Alligator groups and gender identification - groups of alligators are called a congregation. See, you learned something today! If you see a congregation and they're all bunched together, snorting and swishing their tails, these will be males having a good time. If you spot a congregation of females, you can recognize them, because they'll generally be in small bunches of two or three, and will be snarling, barking and snapping their teeth at the other bunches.

Just TEASING, it's better than politics and pandemics.
We all need a good laugh during these times,
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Tip #1 - An alligator is fast, even on land. Twice as fast as most people, which is about four times faster than us Villagers. You cannot outrun the gator. So if you're walking with your wife by a pond and you see a gator approaching. Run, run fast. And remember you don't need to outrun the gator, just outrun your wife!


Just TEASING, it's better than politics and pandemics.
Hmm wonder how fast my wife could run?
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[QUOTE=JohnN;1888327]Tip #1 - An alligator is fast, even on land. Twice as fast as most people, which is about four times faster than us Villagers. You cannot outrun the gator. So if you're walking with your wife by a pond and you see a gator approaching. Run, run fast. And remember you don't need to outrun the gator, just outrun your wife!

Tip #2 - Alligator groups and gender identification - groups of alligators are called a congregation. See, you learned something today! If you see a congregation and they're all bunched together, snorting and swishing their tails, these will be males having a good time. If you spot a congregation of females, you can recognize them, because they'll generally be in small bunches of two or three, and will be snarling, barking and snapping their teeth at the other bunches.

Just TEASING, it's better than politics and pandemics.[/QUOTE

When I saw the thread I thought there is a restaurant server named Alligator. LOL
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Kick her in the ankle, no evidence of a bruise after the alligator gets her
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and i thought this was about food.
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and i thought this was about food.
Alligator Fingers Recipe | Allrecipes

Thought I would add this. Did not really taste like chicken to me.
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and i thought this was about food.
It is.😁
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It is.😁
Only question is what the food is.
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Hmm wonder how fast my wife could run?
You just have to be a little faster than she is!!
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Alligator is actually good to eat. Gator's Dockside has Alligator Bites or Bits. Meat comes from the tail. Yummy!
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Tip #1 - An alligator is fast, even on land. Twice as fast as most people, which is about four times faster than us Villagers. You cannot outrun the gator. So if you're walking with your wife by a pond and you see a gator approaching. Run, run fast. And remember you don't need to outrun the gator, just outrun your wife!

Tip #2 - Alligator groups and gender identification - groups of alligators are called a congregation. See, you learned something today! If you see a congregation and they're all bunched together, snorting and swishing their tails, these will be males having a good time. If you spot a congregation of females, you can recognize them, because they'll generally be in small bunches of two or three, and will be snarling, barking and snapping their teeth at the other bunches.

Just TEASING, it's better than politics and pandemics.
Alligators will not attack something bigger than them without extenuating circumstances like having been fed by humans or being cornered. If you are in the water your head looks like a floating animal, if you are kneeling next to the water you look like a small animal. If you approach a sunbathing gator thay are pretty quick to execute a hasty retreat to the safety of the water. An alligator goes weeks without eating so every gator you see is not looking for a meal. Males are more aggressive and move about during mating season but gators do not breed until 10 years of age which would put them in the 7 to 9 foot range. If one of that size is walking about in the spring give him a little extra space. Remember any complaint about a gator results in their death. There is no relocation, a trapper is not paid for moving a gator to a new home. They sell the hide and meat. Remember nature was here before us.
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We all need a good laugh during these times,
URGENT
If you’re in a group and being chased by an alligator.
You don’t have to be the fastest person running away. You just don’t want to be the slowest.
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You just have to be a little faster than she is!!
The problem is she would ask for a big head start.
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Alligators will not attack something bigger than them without extenuating circumstances like having been fed by humans or being cornered. If you are in the water your head looks like a floating animal, if you are kneeling next to the water you look like a small animal. If you approach a sunbathing gator thay are pretty quick to execute a hasty retreat to the safety of the water. An alligator goes weeks without eating so every gator you see is not looking for a meal. Males are more aggressive and move about during mating season but gators do not breed until 10 years of age which would put them in the 7 to 9 foot range. If one of that size is walking about in the spring give him a little extra space. Remember any complaint about a gator results in their death. There is no relocation, a trapper is not paid for moving a gator to a new home. They sell the hide and meat. Remember nature was here before us.
Good informative post. Kudos!
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