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Old 08-05-2023, 07:42 AM
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Crossing a golf cart path in an undisclosed location.
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Old 08-05-2023, 07:51 AM
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Guess who has right of way on cart path.
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Old 08-05-2023, 09:13 AM
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That is one very large alligator.
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Old 08-05-2023, 12:30 PM
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They do say that Villagers change their homes several times before settling in.
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Old 08-05-2023, 12:37 PM
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Crossing a golf cart path in an undisclosed location.
For obvious reasons, thanks for not disclosing the location.
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Why did the alligator cross the road? To make a nice picture for the photographer!
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Old 08-06-2023, 04:39 AM
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A pre historic live one ?
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Old 08-06-2023, 05:37 AM
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Looks like one of the boys that hangs out at Belle Glade.
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Old 08-06-2023, 05:46 AM
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Crossing a golf cart path in an undisclosed location.
But why undisclosed? I get wicked people hunting gators or sick people taping their mouths shut but what about safety for walkers or golfers?

Red Fox / Grey Fox I've been on the tee boxes or out on the fairways and have heard gators croaking to each other from less than 20 feet away. Definitely keeps you from taking too long on your shot.

Walkers, evening strole out on Marsh Bend, I have seen one of these big 'uns over by Edna's. I was glad I didn't have my dog with me.

A different walk, heard one on Marsh Bend up by the Water Lily bridge. It was so close I crossed the road and walked in the grass just in case.

Gator kills a dog in Chitty Chatty. People don't realize how fast they can run. They CAN climb fences. They CAN open fence poles. Personally I wish they COULD be legally moved after a reaching certain sizes. I don't wish them harm BUT they have no preditors and all living things are their food source.

Maybe its just me, and I'm not playing along with the caption theme but I would want to know if I was walking into this cute little guy's path.

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Old 08-06-2023, 05:50 AM
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Crossing a golf cart path in an undisclosed location.
Wow, that dude looks prehistoric! Gators are definitely coming out of their shells, so to speak, leaving their habitats of small bodies of water and walking around. That’s kind of scary. Wonder if it’s mating season, and that’s why they’re so active.
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Old 08-06-2023, 06:33 AM
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But why undisclosed? I get wicked people hunting gators or sick people taping their mouths shut but what about safety for walkers or golfers?

Red Fox / Grey Fox I've been on the tee boxes or out on the fairways and have heard gators croaking to each other from less than 20 feet away. Definitely keeps you from taking too long on your shot.

Walkers, evening strole out on Marsh Bend, I have seen one of these big 'uns over by Edna's. I was glad I didn't have my dog with me.

A different walk, heard one on Marsh Bend up by the Water Lily bridge. It was so close I crossed the road and walked in the grass just in case.

Gator kills a dog in Chitty Chatty. People don't realize how fast they can run. They CAN climb fences. They CAN open fence poles. Personally I wish they COULD be legally moved after a reaching certain sizes. I don't wish them harm BUT they have no preditors and all living things are their food source.

Maybe its just me, and I'm not playing along with the caption theme but I would want to know if I was walking into this cute little guy's path.

To be a good sport, "You and your little dog too."
They’re all over so you always have to be cautious.
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Old 08-06-2023, 06:57 AM
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Crossing a golf cart path in an undisclosed location.
Cool, love the wildlife in TV.
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Old 08-06-2023, 06:59 AM
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Is that a resident gator? Someone needs to check his ID. I don't want non-resident gators using our walking paths!
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Old 08-06-2023, 07:07 AM
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Looks like one of the boys that hangs out at Belle Glade.
Oh really? Last winter I was walking near the ponds there and two women with rubber boots were actually wading in a pond while their labs cavorted in the water. I told them an alligator had killed a woman near a pond in Florida the previous day, but they said they were watching for gators. I saw them again ten minutes later, and they said they had reconsidered and decided not to walk there.
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