Removed #5 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 (edited) elenamarie ... actually I don't know, the only gators I've seen (outside, in the wild) were big enough I didn't get close. Now to head off and see where they do breed! Found an interesting page of information from, of course, Florida ... Edited July 28, 2013 by Al Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeonah Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Thank god we don't have problems like that in England. Having said that if that had been my dog that the alligator killed I'd have killed the damn thing myself. Sorry, but it was only nature that made the alligator kill, it was only nature that made the alligator pay for what it had done. Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itssimplyme Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow, that's close. Is the river very large? Based on the video it looks more like a creek than a river. It comes from the ocean so the the main body of it might be about a couple miles maybe even more across, but it breaks off into little creeks throughout the river. As the river gets closer into jacksonville it gets smaller which of course Alligator's love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Keep in mind, gators are not super common in North Carolina. They obviously exist there, but it isn't like Florida where you see them laying by the side of the road. Also, keep in mind, this is a military town, which means that people come and go frequently as they are stationed at the base. I don't believe there were warnings at this park. You would think that if it were that common in that area, there would be warnings especially given the transient nature of the population. And - this is from south carolina, but interesting tidbit about relocation: Alligator Management in South Carolina: Alligators have a strong homing instinct; therefore, biologists have discovered that relocating individual alligators of concern is ineffective as they can return home even after they have been moved over 100 miles! Given this incredible ability to navigate, the SC Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has declared that alligator relocation is illegal in SC. Since relocation is not an option, when an alligator is “removed,†it is killed by a licensed alligator specialist. Edited July 29, 2013 by Chula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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