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thevillages2013 02-10-2022 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2059534)
I'm wondering if they remove the alligators in TV when they get a certain size.

My wife's niece lives in a very exclusive subdivision near Jacksonville, and they
have a small lake with alligators, but they remove them when they get 4' or less.
Do gators shrink in Jacksonville rather than grow?

thevillages2013 02-10-2022 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2059525)
A couple questions about Lake Sumter. The lake itself. How deep is it (on average and at its greatest depth), and are there gators in it. I ask the last question because I watched a bunch of loons or cormorants swimming around in it this morning, and thought, "Geez, brave bunch of little fellas."

When there is heavy heavy rain, do the anchored out little row boats fill up/sink?

Any ideas?
You misspelled the title so you would get more responses. I am on to you:boom:

thevillages2013 02-10-2022 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2059675)
Follow up question, who are the various boats on the lake named after? Morse grandchildren maybe?
Should have axed that question when you went on the ferry tour:icon_wink:

JMintzer 02-10-2022 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2059855)
Google “I need a bambulance” but listen to the uncut version
:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Smalley 02-10-2022 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nell57 (Post 2059688)
Last week I went out with a naturalist for a day. He related that every inch from about to eye = one foot in length.
How did you arrange to spend a day with a naturalist. That sounds so interesting!

Rsenholzi 02-11-2022 07:01 AM
Lake Sumter lake
 
The lake is about 12 ft deep according to the tours. There are plenty of gators in it - big and small. It is spring fed so there are plenty of fish to feed them - tilapia, bass, etc. The birds seem to co-exist with the gators. You will see that in many of the ponds. Small children and animals should be kept away from the edge as gators move quickly when hungry - as fast as 20 mph. They should not be given people food as that encourages them to approach without fear. When that happens , they are considered nuisance animals and then they are destroyed. They only reason Larry was taken away was the public loved him and were up in arms when they were going to send in a hunter. Many have been killed because of this. Grandchildren should not be encouraged to feed them and taught the environmentally correct way by encouraging them to view these wonderful animals from afar.

fdpaq0580 02-11-2022 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2059667)
How do they get 'em to hold still long enough to measure?
Tequila shots.

Madelaine Amee 02-11-2022 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Packer Fan (Post 2059807)
Possibly the worst mispronunciation in the English Langauge-
"I need to Axe you a question". There is not faster way to sound
uneducated than that. It isn't even close to Ask.

Sumter with a P is pretty common though, and being a Name rather than an actual standard word it is not really surprising.
I think you meant the English Language :icon_wink:

Rodneysblue 02-11-2022 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2059667)
How do they get 'em to hold still long enough to measure?
🤣😂🤣😂

LynneH 02-11-2022 09:25 AM
FYI for Grandparents- https://www.gatorland.com/
 
Hi Grandparents, instead of having your grandkids feed our local wild gators, take them to Gator Land. They will see gators of every imaginable size, plus flamingos and other animals native to Florida.

Rodneysblue 02-11-2022 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2059858)
Should have axed that question when you went on the ferry tour:icon_wink:
They would have chopped it up anyway. 🤣

Bilyclub 02-11-2022 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2059525)
A couple questions about Lake Sumter. The lake itself. How deep is it (on average and at its greatest depth), and are there gators in it. I ask the last question because I watched a bunch of loons or cormorants swimming around in it this morning, and thought, "Geez, brave bunch of little fellas."

When there is heavy heavy rain, do the anchored out little row boats fill up/sink?

Any ideas?
Fix the title... That P is driving me nuts...

DaleDivine 02-11-2022 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Packer Fan (Post 2059807)
Possibly the worst mispronunciation in the English Langauge-
"I need to Axe you a question". There is not faster way to sound
uneducated than that. It isn't even close to Ask.

Sumter with a P is pretty common though, and being a Name rather than an actual standard word it is not really surprising.
My mother's maiden name was SUMPTER. Great Great grandfather was from South Carolina and a member of the Cherokee Tribe.

I think a lot of words like axe instead of ask is referred to as Ebonics.

:ohdear::ohdear:

DaleDivine 02-11-2022 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2059613)
I took the boat ride today. Yes, the gator's name was Larry. It is the ONLY gator taken alive from Sumter. The rest usually end up washed up on a bank dead and are removed. The birds are harder for the gators to catch than fish, so they usually go for the fish. Catfish, Big mouth bass, and wild tilapia. This time of year (according to the boat ride's First Mate) they are more or less dormant. Don't know if I buy that, it's not like the lake freezes. Average depth is 15 feet but there are deeper points. Anyhow, interesting stuff.
I've seen them chomping on some healthy sized turtles as well.
:coolsmiley:

DaleDivine 02-11-2022 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Almanurse1 (Post 2059727)
One came right up to my foot on the dock when the water was high last spring.
We've gone on the boat tour a couple of times and the men working the boarding station will hit paddles on the water and gators will come swimming over to investigate.
:coolsmiley::coolsmiley:


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