Alert DUer Helps Solve Unexplained Gator Attacks in Florida

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

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AP--ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla.-- Florida State Parks and Wildlife officials credit a local Palm Beach resident and active member of Democratic Underground with helping solve the recent rash of front entrance, giant gator attacks at the homes of registered Democrats in the state of Florida. "Apparently it's yet another voter disenfranchisement scheme orchestrated by the GOP and known 9-11 associates," said Bill Roberson, an alligator behavioral scientist employed with the Parks Department. "Thanks to the photographic evidence provided by one of our vigilant local DUer citizens, we've made an arrest and shut down Al Qaeda Pies, whose pizza delivery customers have been mysteriously disappearing...

[Maraya1969]

1. This may be a stupid question but I've seen that photo before and

have tried to figure out if it is real. Gators have made their way into houses and with the destruction of habitat and the growth of these things they seem to be all over.

2 (or 3 ) dead women last week. One last year. I think they should have lottery and allow a small percentage of people to hunt them. Now they have "alligator farms" to provide alligator meat. That is like living in a chicken coup and getting your chickens from the supermarket.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

2. It seems to be a habitat squeeze related problem...

...I think state officials have decided to cull the gator population a bit---before the gators do anymore culling.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

3. I'm not sure if the picture I doctored was real. nt.

[Downtown Hound]

6. It's genuine

Apparently that gator was actually banging it's head against the door, literally knocking on it.

http://lolgasm.com/2006/03/25/alligator-knocks-on-womans-door/

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

8. Thanks for tracking that down. nt.

[cboy4]

12. Oh come on! You can't be serious LOL

:eyes:

[Downtown Hound]

14. Did you view the link?

And if that one isn't good enough for you, here's a few more, although the one above was the only one with a picture, hence why I chose it.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1761157

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/03/23/national/a151524S70.DTL

http://www.southflorida.com/news/sns-ap-knocking-alligator,0,1650150.story?coll=sfla-news-fringe

I'm not exactly sure why you find that so difficult to believe. Alligators are in fact very limber, fast, and agile creatures when they want to be and with all the destruction of their habitat they are running out of places to go.

[cboy4]

15. Sorry bout that. I didn't see these other links.

The one I went to looked sorta tabloid.

Wow. Crazy!

[OneBlueSky]

4. "Land Gator . . . you gotta sign for it" . . . n/t

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[Mr_Jefferson_24]

7. LOL...nt.

[northofdenali]

5. Sorta like this little guy, caught this week in South Florida -

http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20060518&Category=BREAKINGNEWS&ArtNo=60518017&Ref=AR&Profile=1086&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/BREAKINGNEWS/60518017/1086&template=printart


700-pound gator corralled in S. Florida

WKMG LOCAL 6 NEWS

A giant 700-pound, 12-foot-long alligator was captured and pulled from a Florida canal after fearful residents called for help, according to FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News.

A crane and several men were needed Wednesday to lift the alligator out of the canal located near Northwest 41st Street in Doral, Fla.

wonder how many poodles.......... sorry, dog lovers, :P

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

9. That's a big one. Pretty scary to have it in the neighborhood. nt.

[RebelOne]

18. I lived 5 blocks from where that gator was caught

when I was in South Florida.

[Spinzonner]

10. Sounds like a Croc to me

[tkmorris]

11. LOL

Good one.

[cboy4]

13. Me too!

;)

[soup]

16. Which style?

or

??

http://www.crocs.com/consumer/product/footwear/

I love my Crocs. Truly do...

[DoYouEverWonder]

19. Me too

I hate to put my feet in regular shoes anymore. I don't care if people laugh at my crazy colored shoes.

[Maraya1969]

20. I just realized that the other gator at the door was in Bonita Springs

where my mother lives and one town down from me.

I never wanted to live by a pond or lake because I have always had little dogs and I am afraid that they would be lunch for some alligator. There are streams in back of the houses across the street and that does not make me very happy right now.

Where the rainy season ended lat year and the water in my front ditch subsided I literally found a dead full grown cat fish. It must have swum through the water concrete roundy thingies that go under the ground. It was about 8 inches long.

This place freaks me out.

[lildreamer316]

17. ROTFLMAO!!!!!! n/t