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10-Year-Old Girl Pries Open Alligator's Mouth, Escapes Attack
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Posted on 05/08/2017 2:49:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 10-year-old girl attacked by an alligator in central Florida was able to break free from the reptile after prying its jaws open, authorities said.
The girl was with her family at Moss Park in Orange County when she was bitten Saturday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Wildlife commission spokesman Chad Weber said the girl was sitting in shallow water when the 8-foot-9-inch gator bit her on her knee and calf. About dozen people were swimming nearby when the girl began screaming for help.
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To: nickcarraway
Strong survival drive in that kid.
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posted on
05/08/2017 2:52:36 PM PDT
by
Codeflier
(Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama - 4 democrat presidents in a row and counting...)
To: nickcarraway
I’d say her parents flunked the Darwin Test.
“Mommy, can I go swimming in this Florida pond?”
“Sure honey, have fun.”
To: nickcarraway
this, by the way, is completely impossible. The gator let go. No human can pry open the jaws of a nine foot alligator.
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posted on
05/08/2017 2:54:36 PM PDT
by
babble-on
To: nickcarraway
It’s a wonder she wasn’t arrested for messing with a gator.................
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posted on
05/08/2017 2:54:45 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
To: nickcarraway
Either a weak sick gator or she's supergirl.
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posted on
05/08/2017 2:55:53 PM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: Responsibility2nd
So. Did the officials hand the parents a $500 ticket?
To: babble-on
Eyeballs, gouge, and they release.
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posted on
05/08/2017 2:59:02 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
To: BitWielder1
Either a weak sick gator or she's supergirl. Smart girl. She remembered hearing that if bit, you hit them in the nose. She did, and the gator released her.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:00:57 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: Codeflier
I wouldn’t mess with her.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:02:50 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
To: roadcat
...hit them in the nose
I thought that was sharks.
Oh well, I'm not smarter than a 10yo girl, apparently.
Good for her.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:07:45 PM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: BitWielder1
Yes, I read that she was told that hitting them in the nose was more effective than going for the eyes. Smart 10yo girl. If it was me, I’d be screaming like a little girl.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:22:47 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: nickcarraway
A ten year old girl prying open a gator’s jaws, even a small gator, is a true feat of strength. I compares with the 110 pound granny that lifts a car off her grandbaby. I used to hear it called hysterical strength, physical feats that are normally quite impossible.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:27:59 PM PDT
by
arthurus
To: nickcarraway
Why can’t we just kill all the gators like we used to?
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:28:27 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(How many does it take? It takes two. One to eat the possum, the other to direct traffic.)
To: nickcarraway
Alligator.....very tasty if cooked right.
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posted on
05/08/2017 3:46:35 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: babble-on
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posted on
05/08/2017 4:15:17 PM PDT
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
To: nickcarraway
Sounds like something out of a cartoon.
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posted on
05/08/2017 4:22:36 PM PDT
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: blueunicorn6
And gators make a handsome duffel bag.
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posted on
05/08/2017 6:18:11 PM PDT
by
Crucial
To: Crucial
Why, there are a million uses for a dead alligator.
They make great tv stands.
Cut off the tip of the tail and you have a great marijuana pipe.
Put one in your swimming pool to keep the neighbor kids from sneaking in for a midnight swim.
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posted on
05/08/2017 6:26:58 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Governor Dinwiddie
You can, for a fee:
Permit and Alligator Trapping License for Florida Residents (includes 2 CITES tags for the harvest of 2 alligators): $272.00
Permit and Alligator Trapping License for Non-Residents (includes 2 CITES tags for the harvest of 2 alligators): $1,022.00
Permit and Alligator Trapping License for Resident Disability Hunt/Fish License Holders (includes 2 CITES tags for the harvest of 2 alligators): $22.00
Permit for 2 CITES tags (for customers who already have an Alligator Trapping License valid through 11/1/2016): $62.00
So get busy folks. 1 down, 3 million to go... :-D
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posted on
05/08/2017 6:57:21 PM PDT
by
PrairieDawg
(#Drain The Swamp)
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