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Bay Kid 09-30-2019 07:04 AM
You can't fix stupid. No way!

missypie 09-30-2019 08:22 AM
Thought the exact thing other posters have said. Again, what is wrong with these parents? Lets allow our chilcren to become bait. Sick photo.

bluedivergirl 09-30-2019 10:05 AM
I see a guy with some kind of rod ~ there is no way he could control those alligators. There are too many of them. IMO, that photo is nuts, and should never have been published.

I live on Evans Prairie. We hear and see gators all year long, including some really big boys. They are fast ~ lightening fast, and they can climb.

This picture makes alligators seem less dangerous, and encourages interaction. Just plain wrong.

valuemkt 09-30-2019 10:32 AM
Never underestimate the intelligence of the American public .. Reminds me of people that thought a Friday night out was going to the local dump to feed the "dump" bears ..

karostay 09-30-2019 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 1684936)
Not a fan of alligators anyway; now for sure Gatorland is not a destination.
Don't know what your missing
Their great deep fried :mmmm:

justjim 09-30-2019 04:40 PM
Could you post the photo for those of us who don’t currently have a copy? Thanks.

justjim 09-30-2019 04:46 PM
Never mind - got it! Looks dumb to me.

John_W 09-30-2019 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1685187)
Could you post the photo for those of us who don’t currently have a copy? Thanks.
An alligator is capable of short bursts of 30 mph. I've seen it in person on the golf course once when a worker walked up two feet from a gator and the gator took for the nearest pond about 40 yards away. The worker was a young guy and ran very fast but couldn't grab the tail of that gator. Why he wanted to, I don't know, maybe he was as dumb as the people in the photo.

The Villages Daily Sun

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Topspinmo 09-30-2019 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1684892)
On the front page of today's "happy paper" there is a picture of tourists inside the feeding area with a large number of alligators....feeding them.
Including small children as close as the length of an alligator.

Does not seem consistent with warnings about feeding such dangerous wild animals.

I was impressed (not a positive statement!) with such proximity with so many gators.

Maybe I missed something.
Having seen alligators being fed by care takers I cannot imagine they would allow tourists to do so at such close range.

Did it make an impact on anybody else?
Does it not look like a dangerous situation?
The only thing I’m going to feed a pea brain gator is lead.:ohdear:

tophcfa 09-30-2019 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by karostay (Post 1685156)
Don't know what your missing
Their great deep fried :mmmm:
Tried it before, nothing special, tasted like chicken.

BobnBev 09-30-2019 08:44 PM
I don't know why the state doesn't shut them down. It's against the law in FL to feed alligators.:boom:

anothersteve 09-30-2019 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BobnBev (Post 1685243)
I don't know why the state doesn't shut them down. It's against the law in FL to feed alligators.:boom:
Gatorland is licensed by the state.
Quite the attraction!

Site Map | Gatorland | Orlando Florida Family Adventure Theme Park

Steve

Kilmacowen 09-30-2019 09:33 PM
I remember a few years ago, a child was attacked and killed at Disney. Can't understand these parents.

Number 10 GI 10-01-2019 08:22 AM
If you want to understand the stupidity you encounter in this country watch the movie "Idiocracy". You should be able to find it on Netflix and others.

BobnBev 10-01-2019 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by anothersteve (Post 1685247)
Gatorland is licensed by the state.
Quite the attraction!

Site Map | Gatorland | Orlando Florida Family Adventure Theme Park

Steve
I wonder who they paid off to get that license? Regardless, It's not a place I would visit, too many other things to do.:popcorn:


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