Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2311527)

Part of TV is in Leesburg, so it is just down the road. Almost like next door.

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2311528)

I know that but we have a few, not many, that like to parachute into existing threads with out reading them in entirety....before commenting

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2311531)

True! I've done that, only to find I duplicated someone else's comment almost to a tea. I was, appropriately, embarrassed.

Originally Posted by Maker (Post 2310795)

Location was just east of Morse Rd. Next to the villages.
Alligator was located and shot dead. Man's hand was retrieved and taken to hospital where it was determined it could not be surgically reattached.
He is lucky to be alive, but permanently injured.
The witness accounts (summary) was the alligator appeared right before it attacked the man. There was no way to prevent the attack, other than not being there.
I bet he wishes that alligator had been removed from residential area for the overall safety of all humans.

Originally Posted by PugMom (Post 2310808)

i feel for this guy, really, but who in their right mind fishes on the edge of a pond in Fl>? i would expect exactly that. poor gator was in his home, doing what gators do:shrug:

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2310909)

I feel bad for the fisherman but safety starts at home, no one should be fishing in a pond known to have alligators, there have been warnings about this for years but some people think they know better. The way to prevent the attack is to not fish in the ponds and to stay away from them.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2310943)

Arctic Ocean???😂😂😂

Originally Posted by PugMom (Post 2310950)

Thank You :beer3:

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2310960)

There is a pond near our post office. I have seen gators and people fishing. The Villages should ban fishing!

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2310989)

And then there's the water moccasins, ponds are where both live and anyone who. allows a child to be near a body of water in Florida should be shipped north.

Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages (Post 2311000)

If you remove a few thousand gators living near people, another few thousand will move into the area. Even if you put a fence around every pond, the gators can climb fences.

You can no more control the location of gators than you can control the location of geckos.

Also - gators play a big role in the balance of nature. They are a top predator, controlling the population of fish, turtles, ducks, and more.

Do you also want to get rid of the panthers, bears, and coyotes?

What a messed up state we would have.

Originally Posted by TeresaE (Post 2311201)

It not possible to remove every gator from every pond. Another one will just take its place. And remember, it’s the one you DON’T see is the one you need to worry about.

But their behavior is very predictable. Just be aware and keep yourselves and especially your dogs away from the ponds for everyone’s safety.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2311581)

The problem could be easily solved by trapping any Gator 4 foot or greater in length and eating them at local restaurants.

Originally Posted by Wilharm (Post 2311209)

The Village's Freshwater Fishing Club encourages fishing in the ponds. Just held classes on how to fish the ponds.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2311599)

Let me guess: A huge government bureaucracy could be set up to identify, trap and remove those gators, all in the name of keeping people safe (from their own stupidity).