So I was out fishing and started tying on some new tackle. As I did this the light wind pushed me into the bank and I immediately hear this low pitched hissing noise. Being that I have grown up in Florida I have heared two (water based) creatures do this before: Alligators and Cottonmouths. Now where I was at wasnt conducive to alligators..steep bank, no vegetation. So all in a moment I thought of a big cottonmouth laying next to the boat. If any of you have dealt with this snake before you all know that they are not only violent but often times will become an unwelcomed guest on your vessel. I slowly stood up and peered over and down onto the bank (this hissing hasnt stoped). To my suprise it was a gator, a baby, and she was wadded up into a small hole in the bank.

I wish someone could have seen my face when I first heard the hissing and I didnt realize it was only a gator ( I think I pooped a little  ;D). Later on in the day I ran into the exact same scenario (excpet this time it didnt scare me). I have never seen baby gators burrow themselves into holes in the bank (I know big ones do it for purposes of 'hibernating').

I did take a bunch of pics, here is two:

and the second...

Hale,

Great pictures! I was working with a teenage kid from Mississippi that had a summer job with his dad on my jobsite in Hammond LA. He was interested in fishing so I invited him to fish on the Tangipahoa river. We were fishing along the river bank when he noticed a gator about 10' long, floating about 100 yards downstream of my little 14' jon boat. He got so nervous he didn't know what to do. I tried to reassure him that it was a common sight and the gator wouldn't bother us. The alligator did that slow sink and went out of sight. He was convinced that she would suface, turn over the boat and eat us both. If he weren't so scared, it would have been funny. I finally had to head back in and call it a day. Amazing.

Ronnie

He get a little bigger I could make a Sauce Piquant  

LOL Good thing you were alone! ;D

Great photo's

He almost looks like one of those critters you see on the safari river ride at a theme park.

I cant wait to fish in Florida someday...I actually might stop fishing and sit there and watch them all day...awesome pics!!!

d**n thing looks like a dinosaur, it's so tiny looking.

I remember those gator problems, I caught about a six footer once, didnt fight as hard as I thought it would

And people put their hands in those kind of holes to grab catfish...Helllllllll noooooooooooooooooooooooo.

;D that's funny.  Looks like a little dinosaur.

I had a similar thing happen fishing a Northern NY lake We turned into a cove and into some type of beach area. I was fumbeling with my depth finder and when i looked up MY HEART FROZE SCARRYY!!!

GREAT PICS HALE.....

TOO FUNNY MUDDY....I THINK WE ALL HAVE SEEN THAT SOMEWHERE BEFORE.  POPS UP AT YA WHEN YA LEAST EXPECT IT....LOL ;D

thats good stuff guys

And people put their hands in those kind of holes to grab catfish...Helllllllll noooooooooooooooooooooooo.

My sentiments exactly!

awsome pics,

Muddy I didnt need to see that.

And what makes you think I did Just spreading the funny ;D

Since you guys liked thise, here is more:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1170276741/0

Cute little buggers.....except for the one Muddy had to share with us  ;D

muddy....thats the lunker Ive been hunting for all my life  (and you guys thought I was going out for bass!) ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hey if it is late at night and no one sees you than it didnt count anyway

Just like a mope head my good friend MUDDYMAN

Hale, got any other Nature pics for us. I like the ones in this topic and your other one.

Them kind of girls are like mopeds.....fun to ride until your friends see you!

GMAN, I do have more pics, mostly gators and then some other random things. Ill post them up tonight.

Hey if it is late at night and no one sees you than it didnt count anyway

QUICK.....SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR....MUDDY'S REALLY SICK!!!!!

Took you that long to figure it out Risky