[spinner1001]

My doorbell camera caught this big gator wandering to my front door this morning around 545am. The location is in Marsh Bend adjacent to Hog Eye Preserve. Good thing I was not going out for the paper in my slippers.

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[Mrprez]

Yikes! Is there a retention pond behind your house?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

Yikes! Is there a retention pond behind your house?

Yikes guess he came for breakfast

[spinner1001]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

Yikes! Is there a retention pond behind your house?

Yes, there is a retention pond behind the house.

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by spinner1001

Yes, there is a retention pond behind the house.

Might have been looking for a path to the water.

[Mortal1]

so if you'd have been wearing shoes you'd have been fine?

[Stu from NYC]

Next time send your wife out to get the paper.

[manaboutown]

He was probably looking for a honey. Florida alligator mating season 2022

[MartinSE]

It looked like she thought something smelled good on your wall. They are "on the prowl" this time of year. I wouldn't count on it, but I expect if you opened the door, it would have panicked and leaped away then dashed down the street. Best to just leave them alone - they don't want to eat you, you are too big and require way too much chewing. Birds and turtles and very small dogs are much easier to digest...

[zg1000]

Yours looks bigger, but mine made himself comfortable and stayed a while.

[tophcfa]

Looks like he saw the no soliciting sign at your door and turned around and left.

[Mrprez]

Roofing contractor in disguise. Is there no limit to their shenanigans?

[davem4616]

we had a six footer hiding in the "Boston Ferns" in the front beds...once I found out they liked those ferns, they were gone

I must have 'goosed' him with the weed wacker, as he came barreling across the front walk in a hurry inches from me, while I was doing a little yard work...

the wife was behind me yelling, "pocket book, I hosie, pocket book!" lol

[Stu from NYC]

So that is where my pet Gil the Gator got off too.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

so if you'd have been wearing shoes you'd have been fine?

Only Crocs...