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Famous 15-foot gator named 'Chubbs' returns to Florida golf course
FoxNews.com ^ | Oct 16, 2018 | Jennifer Earl

Posted on 10/16/2018 3:20:43 PM PDT by ETL

A famous "giant" alligator nicknamed "Chubbs" got ready for another round of golf over the weekend.

The nearly 15-foot gator went viral in 2016 after casually strolling across the grass at Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto, Florida, as shocked golfers stared. Afterward, Sarasota resident Charles Helms shared a short clip of the "monstrous" creature on social media — and the "dinosaur" instantly became a social media celebrity.

“This alligator was so large he would only move slowly about 100 feet at a time before having to lie down and rest so he probably wasn’t in as much danger as it may have appeared. An alligator expert may refute that; I’m just going on what I have been told," Helms told Golf.com in May 2016.

This weekend, the famous resident returned to the golf course. Sage Stryczny told Fox News he spotted Chubbs on Friday while golfing in Palmetto with his dad.

"Never know what you're [going to] come across on the golf course," Stryczny posted on Facebook a day later, sharing a 10-second clip of the massive gator passing by his golf cart. The video, which shows the gator walking across the lawn at Buffalo Creek before resting, has been viewed more than 2,400 times as of Tuesday evening.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: alligator; florida; golf
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1 posted on 10/16/2018 3:20:43 PM PDT by ETL
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2 posted on 10/16/2018 3:22:18 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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These are different gators and such...

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3 posted on 10/16/2018 3:23:53 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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4 posted on 10/16/2018 3:24:16 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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This one might be the same one.

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5 posted on 10/16/2018 3:24:56 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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One unlucky golfer ran into a very angry goose on the golf course in Adrian, Michigan, on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

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9 posted on 10/16/2018 3:26:54 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Oh, I was thinking about the wrong Chubbs.


10 posted on 10/16/2018 3:28:02 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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I’m sure the Greens keeper is not amused.


11 posted on 10/16/2018 3:28:49 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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The second gator is a juvenile.
Gator-ette?


12 posted on 10/16/2018 3:28:49 PM PDT by lee martell (AT)
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13 posted on 10/16/2018 3:32:36 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Go Gators!


14 posted on 10/16/2018 3:33:14 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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15 posted on 10/16/2018 3:34:39 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Love that scene!


16 posted on 10/16/2018 3:35:31 PM PDT by Atticus
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Gator Lakes Golf Course: If your ball goes in the weeds, let it lie.
17 posted on 10/16/2018 3:41:00 PM PDT by AF_Blue ("Lie? Me? Never! The truth is far too much fun." - Capt. J.A.S. Hook)
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Also in Florida...

Could be same.

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18 posted on 10/16/2018 3:41:50 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To a male gator, she’s Hot!


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