bshl 0 #1 April 6, 2004 Okay, so maybe they're normal in Cocoa Beach (where this was taken) but we sure don't have many of them in California! Blue skies and happy landings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 April 6, 2004 cute a Lacoste suit crossing the road scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #3 April 6, 2004 Kickass!!! Last summer, I was at Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina, and I had to stop for an alligator crossing. Big bio-tch like that one there! How cool is that!?!?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #4 April 6, 2004 There was a gator in the retention pond at the apartment complex I was in last year. They travel through the drainage system. Yes, they are pretty common to see around, but I haven't seen one crossing the road like that!She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyedivr 0 #5 April 6, 2004 couldn't you get a closer pic? I mean c'mon aren't you a fearless skyjumper? hehe my power is beyond your understanding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #6 April 6, 2004 why'd the gator cross the road? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinghonu 0 #7 April 6, 2004 To eat the flamingo on the other side "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #8 April 6, 2004 QuoteTo eat the flamingo on the other side Nah, here in FL they usually just go after dogs and small children. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pendragon 1 #9 April 6, 2004 Quotewhy'd the gator cross the road? For some fowl reason... Maybe it was dinner time! Oh that was terrible... -- BASE #1182 Muff #3573 PFI #52; UK WSI #13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #10 April 6, 2004 I have a friend with a place there (Kiawah). I have a great picture with the camera about 2 ft from the face of a mid-sized gator in the water. I had to hang from a tree to get it. Then I fell asleep sitting in the tree. No shit. I woke up for a second and wondered if the gator world bite or run if I fell in. Then I fell asleep again."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #11 April 6, 2004 QuoteI have a friend with a place there (Kiawah)... Kiawah rocks! I've been going there every summer since I was born... 26 years. It's our family getaway. Beautiful island... 10 miles of beach... quiet and peaceful... and TONS of alligators! When my brother was 4 years old, my mom found him in the backyard trying to feed hotdogs to an alligator. I think she found him just in time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orchid 0 #12 April 6, 2004 Wow...that thing is huge, hmmmm....enough to make 1 gator purse and maybe 2 pair of gator shoes....hahaha! (Just kidding!)"Love is doing small things with great love." Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #13 April 6, 2004 My parents use to have a place in FL on a lake where the back yard was basically a mini-penninsula sticking out into the lake. After about a week there, 1 - 2 gators would show up almost daily to sun themselves. We had to put up a fence so the dog would not go in the back yard. A few month later the animal control people came out because there were 6 gators over 5 ft in length in the same pond & they like to keep the number under 4. We got to see them wrestle w/ 2 bigguns (like that one) into a van to be "relocated". On the drive between a center of the state town & a west coastal town, I'd regularly see them either ready to or just having crossed the road. One time I saw one far ahead sauntering cross - like he owned the place - HA. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #14 April 6, 2004 I used to work for a utility that had a huge lake for a cooling reservoir. I helped "relocate" a few alligators myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #15 April 6, 2004 QuoteI helped "relocate" a few alligators myself VERY COOL!! In school, we were told to hold their moughs shut & hold on - if possible to get them upside down. I'm pretty sure my 120# 16 yr old self could not have done that. But who knows. Everyone knows to run a wide zigzag line right? There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #16 April 6, 2004 If you are close to their tail, they can smack you with painful force. Most of the time, their bite is done to the side, not straight on. A quick flip of the neck. They close their mouths with force, but can't open it easily. Some duct tape does the job. They have little brains that kind of free-float. When you flip them over, it shocks their brain like a boxers punch to the jaw. They are out for 90 seconds. They usually stand still and evaluate you without attacking. We flipped a loop of rope over their heads, then yanked it back to their hindlegs, then lifted and rolled them over. The Fish & Wildlife people relocated nuisance gators to the cooling reservoir. "Nuisance" meant 5+ feet and bothering someones dog. For us, it meant 8+ feet and could flip our work boats. Relocation for the big ones was to the grill by using a .22 pistol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #17 April 6, 2004 QuoteRelocation for the big ones was to the grill by using a .22 pistol MMMM, gator meat - tasty!! 8+ ft - woh, never saw, nor want to, one of those. good for you guys for doing that job!! your discription is pretty much what they taught us in school. that & to shuffle in the ocean so you don't step on a sting ray. QuoteThey close their mouths with force, but can't open it easily. Some duct tape does the job. isn't is something like 800+ lbs of force on closing & 10 on opening? There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #18 April 6, 2004 What's funny is that Michigan is where I go for the summer. My family has a place on Elk Lake near Traverse. I'm going for two weeks in August and will probably bring some jumpers from my DZ. We'll make a stop at Tecumseh."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #19 April 6, 2004 QuoteTo eat the flamingo on the other side I dunno... why don't YOU go ask him joke courtesy of my 9 year old cousin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #20 April 6, 2004 QuoteWhat's funny is that Michigan is where I go for the summer. My family has a place on Elk Lake near Traverse. I'm going for two weeks in August and will probably bring some jumpers from my DZ. We'll make a stop at Tecumseh. awesome! that'll be cool as hell! we'll par-tay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 2 #21 April 6, 2004 Quotemy mom found him in the backyard trying to feed hotdogs to an alligatorNo shit, there he was... I would have liked to see the look on her face... Been to Kiawah once, quite some Gators there. Nice place though.The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #22 April 7, 2004 QuoteQuoteRelocation for the big ones was to the grill by using a .22 pistol MMMM, gator meat - tasty!! Tastes like chicken! But what I want to know if it tastes like chicken, why not just eat chicken, a whole lot easier to catch and prepare, and you don't have leftovers for 6 weeks. When they sent the baiter out to capture my mothers pet aligator, I asked her, "did they sent the apprentice, or the master,,,baiter?"skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EricaH 0 #23 April 7, 2004 I doesn't tast exactly like chicken . It's a bit tougher, but w/ more flavor. I don't like chicken - it tastes dirty . There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #24 April 7, 2004 Why did the gator cross the road? He wanted to geek the Camera Guy!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BethUK 0 #25 April 7, 2004 QuoteNah, here in FL they usually just go after dogs and small children. REALLY?! does that get heard of very often? Never seen a gator in real life, in my whole life! Beth x------------------------------------------------------------ "This isn't flying...it's falling with style!" Buzz Lightyear - Toystory 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
EricaH 0 #23 April 7, 2004 I doesn't tast exactly like chicken . It's a bit tougher, but w/ more flavor. I don't like chicken - it tastes dirty . There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #24 April 7, 2004 Why did the gator cross the road? He wanted to geek the Camera Guy!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BethUK 0 #25 April 7, 2004 QuoteNah, here in FL they usually just go after dogs and small children. REALLY?! does that get heard of very often? Never seen a gator in real life, in my whole life! Beth x------------------------------------------------------------ "This isn't flying...it's falling with style!" Buzz Lightyear - Toystory 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
