That well may be, but HOW does a parent not NOTICE an ALLIGATOR getting close to their child???
From what little I’ve read, she was last seen wandering along the edge of the water and then she was gone. I don’t think anyone saw it happen.
“That well may be, but HOW does a parent not NOTICE an ALLIGATOR getting close to their child???”
Big Alligators are predators. They are sneaky, very good at blending in, with little showing above water, and lightning fast when they attack.
You might not want to watch this. It is very graphic. But it shows you how it happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoFXyOZRgQ
9:30 at night, dark and feeding time for gators. They are very slow, quiet and deliberate while on the hunt and what most don’t know is just how fast they are in a short distance, very fast on the strike. Then when the game is caught, they retreat almost as quickly into the water to their “gator hole” to roll the catch until dead and stored for consuming later.
That is the ugly but accurate truth. Those who are not aware of their environment, will succumb to it.
As for the parents not noticing, think about it. They are most likely not from anywhere close to here. They are “lounging” in the false safety of some sort of resort establishment chock full of the same people who are either from just as far away or willfully ignornt because of the resort atmosphere, and bamo, reality strikes.
Just like that group of people who most likely had a false sense of security in Pulse because they were isolated from the dark and mean world outside its doors. If there is an establishment that has their little gun free zone stickers displayed prominently on the entrance, I turn and walk away. Whatever I wanted to obtain from there, I could find elsewhere if not the internet.
You don’t see them. They sneak up under water or with just their eyes above the surface. You simply do not play in quiet waters in Florida.
Alligators are not easily seen in the water. At night, their eyes reflect an orange color when light is shined directly on them. The target not paying attention is what the gator counts on when looking for prey. A gator will strike quickly. So, don’t go near the water. The gators love dogs.
Dogs are curious and don’t give up in trying to get close.
Don’t let your dog go near the water either.
Nearly impossible to spot ‘em in the water in the dark, and they strike fast!
I don’t see any good reason that alligators should be “protected” but they are on the endangered list, apparently the numbers have at least quadrupled since they were added to that list 40+ years ago. I love nature as well as anyone but I don’t support protecting deadly predators in close proximity to human habitation.... if that means alligators would exist mainly in zoos and reserves, fine!
Apparently attacks are actually pretty rare, though, this smay be the 19th fatal attack since WWII (according to article linked below) — there were 17 fatal attacks through mid-May and then 2 more just in the past week:
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196427-1,00.html