I saw the drone footage about a gator attacking a swimmer two days ago showing the gator making a beeline for the swimmer head on. l just saw the interview yesterday. Amazing story. 

 

https://www.kltv.com/2022/08/18/graphic-florida-man-survives-alligator-attack-caught-camera/?fbclid=IwAR2Hs5niIe-r7ZcY4zXKHjDceaxLXkEtN65iNoYE9SxPkjZrMv5L9DEZtt0

Nice thing about living in the Midwest is humans are at the top of the food chain.

11 hours ago, slonezp said:

Nice thing about living in the Midwest is humans are at the top of the food chain.

 

Umm thats not true, I live in North Dakota and while washing the dishes last wednesday, well just look at what i encountered.

 

 

 

 

 

18 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

I saw the drone footage about a gator attacking a swimmer two days ago showing the gator making a beeline for the swimmer head on. l just saw the interview yesterday. Amazing story. 

 

https://www.kltv.com/2022/08/18/graphic-florida-man-survives-alligator-attack-caught-camera/?fbclid=IwAR2Hs5niIe-r7ZcY4zXKHjDceaxLXkEtN65iNoYE9SxPkjZrMv5L9DEZtt0

He’s one lucky man to be alive. 

Gators have been living in Florida for millions of years.  People?  Not so long.  The problem is there are more people in Florida now than ever and more are coming everyday.  This makes alligator/people interactions more common.  The State has a program that will remove large nuisance alligators.  Unfortunately, by the time they are deemed a nuisance many are already dangerous.  When my wife was in Real Estate, her out of State customers would often ask about gators.  She told them if they wanted to swim to buy a home with a swimming pool.  I was raised in Florida and would often go to the beach.  When I started fishing on the pier I could see what was in the water and I wanted none of it.  The chances of being eaten by a shark are slim, but the odds were too much for me.  Same thing with alligators.  I would never allow my grand kids to swim in a Florida lake.  Small dogs and people look like glazed donuts to a large alligator.   I have never felt threatened by an alligator even in the Everglades at night.  I stayed in the boat and you should too!