[CFrance]

If you go to the online newspaper, you will see a video of an alligator walking around someone's sidewalk in Pennecamp. Yikes!

[Bogie Shooter]

Gator will not be around for long.................the trapper has been called.
I wonder why? Just because the gator wandered thru a yard? Now it will become a purse!

[Tom Hannon]

Last week in Buttonwood these was a. Loose gator on Triggerfish. He managed to get to the RedFish pond before trappers came to take him away
I wonder if this is the same one.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Tom Hannon

Last week in Buttonwood these was a. Loose gator on Triggerfish. He managed to get to the RedFish pond before trappers came to take him away
I wonder if this is the same one.

Whoever he is, I hope he gets away.

[Tom Hannon]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Whoever he is, I hope he gets away.

I agree. He hasn't attacked anyone. Its mating season. Just looking for a piece of ... Isn't it amazing how far a male will walk and the danger they will risk to get some action.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Tom Hannon

I agree. He hasn't attacked anyone. Its mating season. Just looking for a piece of ... Isn't it amazing how far a male will walk and the danger they will risk to get some action.

I think it was a female.
She had a smile on her face.
Perhaps she recently mated and was looking for a cigarette.

[CFrance]

Again... there's so many places one could go with this! I started a few of them, but decency prevailed.

[maryanna630]

Geez, I don't understand. These creatures are native to the area; they haven't harmed any humans; why is the first response to kill them?

[DougB]

Originally Posted by maryanna630

Geez, I don't understand. These creatures are native to the area; they haven't harmed any humans; why is the first response to kill them?

Rats and poisonous snakes were here first also. You want them strolling around your neighborhood?

[Bogie Shooter]

Be Prepared.

[gerryann]

Originally Posted by DougB

Rats and poisonous snakes were here first also. You want them strolling around your neighborhood?

If they aren't hurting anyone......just leave em alone and they'll leave you alone.

[firewalkerb3]

Not sure where people get their information from about gators. Biggest myth of all is all gators are destroyed after being captured…WRONG. A large number of gators captured by the trapper are relocated not killed.

[TheVillageChicken]

Originally Posted by firewalkerb3

Not sure where people get their information from about gators. Biggest myth of all is all gators are destroyed after being captured�WRONG. A large number of gators captured by the trapper are relocated not killed.

I suppose it's because the "myth" is perpetuated by FWC who state on their website that no alligators are relocated.

Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program



Question:


What happens to nuisance alligators when they are removed by trappers?

Answer:


When a nuisance alligator trapper removes an alligator, it becomes the property of the trapper. In most cases, the alligator is killed and processed for its hide and meat. Occasionally, a nuisance alligator is sold alive to an alligator farm, animal exhibit or zoo.

Nuisance alligator trappers work under contract with the FWC. They are not state employees. The sale of the alligator hide and meat is their primary compensation. This system results in tremendous savings to Florida's taxpayers.


Question:


Why does the FWC not relocate nuisance alligators in Florida?

Answer:


Florida has a healthy and stable alligator population. We have about 1.3 million alligators in Florida. Alligators live in all 67 counties, and they inhabit all wild areas of Florida that can support them. The removal of nuisance alligators does not have a significant impact on our state's alligator population.

Relocated alligators often try to return to their capture site. They can create problems for people or other alligators along the way. If an alligator successfully returns, capturing it again would be necessary and likely more difficult the second time.

To avoid creating a problem at the release site, nuisance alligators would need to be relocated to remote areas where they would not encounter people. These remote areas already have healthy alligator populations, and the ones that already live there have established social structures. The introduction of a new alligator to these areas would likely cause fighting, possibly resulting in the death of a resident alligator or the introduced alligator.

[skyguy79]

What was the alligator doing? Going around door to door selling Avon? Didn't it know that there's a no solicitation rule in TV? What nerve! Something should definitely be done about this, or before you know it, other alligators will think they can also go around selling things like purses, shoes or whatever, and soon things will be completely out of control!

[Villageshooter]

these gators need to get it in there heads ,,,,,, WE ARE HERE NOW! AND WE ARE IN CHARGE LIKE IT OR NOT! if they are so tuff let them charge the square some nite an try to take back this place! we will not give up with out a fight! there is a new sheriff in town (and it is us! ) get used to it!