enough of this. So crocs are more dangerous. As are hippos, etc. Great. Whats more dangerous was never the point in this thread about a woman who was killed by a gator.
They'll take a dear down when they go to drink at dusk. Callawassie & Fripp have some of the biggest I've come across. The only time I really feared a gator was when I almost walked into a 10 footer while golfing with @SJLuvsLions last year at May River last January. I was hoping it would chase him as he was hightailing it down the fairway in a golf cart and leave me alone. Fortunately he must have already had his quota for the day.
Actually I'd give the kid a large head start. They run as fast as a race horse for 50 yds. They don't slither on the ground. They stand pretty tall. They usually move from pond to pond at night. Saw a large male come out of the water on Parris Island Legends GC last year after a female who had just crossed a green we had just been on.
Don't you know how to use google? They can't run anywhere near as fast as a race horse.
I've read the opposite. Australians have witnessed Crocs launch out of the water 10 to 30 yard with bursts reaching 20mph and grabbing cattle by the head and literally drag them into the water. What happened to this lady was tragic and avoidable.
Gators can and do attack in very short bursts going onto land. And they can be dangerous as heck. But as much as I disagree w 83wuzme re gator ambush attacks, danger, capacity, etc. as per above, he/she is right there is a big difference between gators and crocs. If arguing American gator attacks, usually best not to use AUS (or Nile) croc attacks for the examples. Gators aren’t good runners and aren’t regarded as bring fast on land except in very (like extremely) short bursts.
I can only imagine the look on his face ... and that he needed to swap pants due to the stains on the backside...Conversation:
SJL: "If we see a gator on the bank, I'm going to run like hell."
@gslachta : "You really think you can outrun a big ole gator?"
SJL: "I don't have to...I only have to outrun YOU!!!"
(FWIW you really didn't "almost walk into"...you damn near STEPPED ON that freakin' reptile)
I know this is nature, but man is that sad and hard to watch.
Well, it depends upon the size of the dog relative to the gator. A gator will size up their potential prey and decide if it is too large or the right size for ambushing. Recently there was a 12 footer that took out a German shepherd around where I live. A smaller gator, such as a 4 footer is not likely to be as bold when it comes to a dog that size.
I figure if you own the dog, it is up to you to figure out whether walking it is "feeding the gators".
I can think of a dog in my neighborhood I would very much like to take “ for a walk “ down there.
I didn't catch that. I just watched the longer version. What heartless morons these people are. Only humans are capable of something like that. If any one of these people were taken by a gator, I can honestly say I'd like a front row seat. Assholes.
From what I've been told, such is the mindset in parts of Louisiana. A guy who had spent some time living down there was telling me that he went out on an alligator hunt with some guys that he knew, and that they had a large barrel of bait. To his abject horror he sees that the barrel was filled with live kittens. Some will say that's their culture. Guess what, their culture is f#cked.
