People wo feed gators are one reason a gator feels like it's okay to approach humans. If we could get people to stop being stupid.............

And sometimes people feed them. When I first saw a sign saying "Don't feed the gators" I thought that was a joke. I couldn't believe people would do such a thing, but they do. This makes them unafraid of people and then they associate people with food. Gators have taken dogs as well as children in strollers. How very sad.

Thanks for correcting me!

Do you live near water? Wondering about those poisenous snakes.A small black snake (not poisenous I was told) jumped from above and "flew" past my head one time when I was kneeling in my yard working in the flower beds. It slithered away very quickly. Hasn't stopped me from doing what I love to do though. I still work in the yard as long as my knees will hold out.

Ever hear the phrase, "if you build it, they will come "? Applies to ponds and gators, too.

Speaking of Coyotes (well, maybe not and I'm sorry for hijacking the tread but this happened to me.............

A couple of years ago, one early morning about 5am, I was at the curb just about to place the trash bag down on the ground. A medium sized animal came running past me at full speed (like a flash) and ran between my and my neighbor's house. Five seconds later, I heard, what sounded like a very small dog, shrieking in pain then the shrieking suddenly stopped. That was so eery and frightening. I felt so sorry for that poor dog and the dog's owner. To this day, I don't go out of our house early in the morning while it is still dark to take out the trash.

That would have freaked me out. Also, while feeling sorry for the dog and it's owner, be thankful you were not the target. 😦

Yipsters, where do you leave????

Your PSA of the day 'venemous' snakes - you die if they bite you
'poisonous snakes' - you die if you bite them
The snakes being described are venemous. They may indeed be poisonous, too, but not too
many people eat them.

So you think there were less gators here before this was all built? Interesting.

That Coyote was on a mission and thank goodness, it wasn't me.

It happens all too often and really isn't news. If people would keep physical control of their dogs it wouldn't happen. It would also help if people didn't feed the gators - they lose their fear of humans.

You are to much to chew.:bigbow: Sorry could not resist:a040:

Bet yourassic park
 

let me see.
If you could have assassinated hitler, stalin, mao tse tung
at 20 years old would that be 2 wrongs don't make it right?

All should be aware an aligator is a prehistoric monster. I has a tiny brain that only knows EAT and reproduce. They are shockingly fast in water and only fast on land.
I seem to recall reading the only reason man survived is that we do not taste good.