Massive alligator in ‘attack mode’ creeps up on kids in lake as parents scream

[baboon]

 

[Army 1911]

Go gator go.

 

[oldag]

A little too close for comfort.

Haven't been there in decades. Had no idea it gators had begun making a home there.

 

[baboon]

A little too close for comfort.

Haven't been there in decades. Had no idea it gators had begun making a home there.

One of the local guys who has lived her forever said Lake limestone has a resident alligator, which give the lake an endangered species listing.

 

[Ozzman]

Dang, those people missed out on a golden opportunity:

 

[ZX9RCAM]

My Cayman tail cuts are black.

 

[CharlieWH2O]

Gators all around up there. There are gators known to be in the lakes around DFW.

 

[Coiled]

I read recently one was photographed in Ohio(?). Somewhere way out of the norm.

I suspect that big ole boy lived in Alligator Branch (arrow) or any number of other small waterways which are now unproductive due to the drought.

 

[cbp210]

Oh man I just saw a gator at Eisenhower park near Summerwood, TX. Of course no kids were swimming but lots of fishermen in the area.

 

[gamboolman]

Why is the Alligator still alive when it is a obvious threat to people?

Folks should be allowed to kill them - like Hogs.

 

[Hoji]

Why is the Alligator still alive when it is a obvious threat to people?

Folks should be allowed to kill them - like Hogs.

Well, no. Not like an invasive destructive species.

You can hunt them, and if one is a threat to people, pets, livestock you can kill them in self defense. Not too many folks carry at the beach and even fewer while swimming.

I’ll bet a good Mexican breakfast that that alligator has been fed by people for years and has lost its natural wariness of us.

If you don’t feed wildlife, it does normal wildlife things when it sees people. You know, avoids us like we would put them on the menu.

 

[seeker_two]

I wonder if anyone has done studies on the effectiveness of common CCW calibers on gators....

 

[Hoji]

I wonder if anyone has done studies on the effectiveness of common CCW calibers on gators....

When hunting them, a .22 lr or .22 mag are the most common calibers.
Brain shot is about the only way to kill larger crocodilians. Their bodies are designed to take a massive amount of damage before dying.

In other words, aim for the bump between the eyes, or if you are grabbed, put the bangy part on top of the bitey part and let er rip.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Why is the Alligator still alive when it is a obvious threat to people?

Folks should be allowed to kill them - like Hogs.

Let me see if I have this right

Folks out enjoying nature get nature and folks want to kill the nature so they can keep enjoying it

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[1911'S 4 Me]

14' long, that alligator is probably 100 years old. Leave it alone.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

1911's,

Agreed!

Leave the poor ole gator alone!!

 

[baboon]

When hunting them, a .22 lr or .22 mag are the most common calibers.
Brain shot is about the only way to kill larger crocodilians. Their bodies are designed to take a massive amount of damage before dying.

In other words, aim for the bump between the eyes, or if you are grabbed, put the bangy part on top of the bitey part and let er rip.

I'm sure the American alligators are not unlike a Nile crocodile in having a golf ball size brain. Even if sunning themselves on land you go for the anchoring shot of the brain, as they are going into the water.

 

[Whalercohasset]

I'd hunt it. It was a hell of a lot of fun when I was stationed in Georgia. Tasty too.

Mr phone guy needs his ass kicked. I wonder if it was any of his kids thrashing around out there.

 

[Mills]

The great thing about fishing at a lake with Gators , the are no jet skiers or water skiers on the lake.
A great example is Choke Canyon at Three Rivers.
State record 800 lb from Choke.

 

[leVieux]

When hunting them, a .22 lr or .22 mag are the most common calibers.
Brain shot is about the only way to kill larger crocodilians. Their bodies are designed to take a massive amount of damage before dying.

In other words, aim for the bump between the eyes, or if you are grabbed, put the bangy part on top of the bitey part and let er rip.

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Our tradition is a .22LR through the eye socket.

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