Posted on 05/23/2024 11:10:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
An alligator was spotted in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass on Monday, May 20.
Eagle Pass Fire Department
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Another alligator was spotted along the Rio Grande River. This time, Texas officials encountered the 7 to 8-foot alligator during a training session on the river in Eagle Pass on Monday, May 20, according to a Facebook post from the Eagle Pass Fire Department.
The fire department stated the large alligator serves as a friendly reminder that the local wildlife isn't as friendly as the fire team.The department wrote, "Be cautious around the river banks."
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During our training session in the Rio Grande River this morning, we came across a large alligator in the water. Just a friendly reminder that our local wildlife isn’t as friendly as we are and to be cautious around the river banks. 🐊
It wasn't the first time an alligator had been found in the Rio Grande River. An angler spotted a massive alligator while fishing along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass on April 28. Eagle Pass resident Luis De La Torre told MySA he believes the alligator to be about 8 to 10 feet long. He added he only saw one while out.
De La Torre said he spotted the alligator around 10 a.m. behind a neighborhood off Del Rio Boulevard in Eagle Pass, which borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande. The fisherman said he lost sight of the gator but found him again after hearing him growl.
On the same day, Texas Governor Greg Abbott posted about the alligator sighting in a tweet on X (formally known as Twitter). He wrote, "Cross at your own risk." Abbott also said there are warning signs posted in some sectors of the Rio Grande Valley alerting would-be swimmers about the alligators.
In Texas, the American alligator ranges from the Sabine River of East Texas to the Gulf of Mexico across the coastal marshes to the Rio Grande and west to around Interstate 35, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The range includes about 120 counties with the highest concentrations along the Gulf Coastal Plains. The alligator is the only crocodilian native to Texas, according to TPWD.
Rio Grande!........................
OK, who brought the gators in?
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Did it respond to the name “Fred”? Mine’s missing.
[GATERS WELCOME _ ALL YOU CAN EAT]
May they grow and multiply.
Hopefully, the problem will fix itself.
The problem being the illegal alien invasion.
Fat alligators being the result.
One can dream...
Nearly 8-foot alligator spotted cruising along Rio Grande River.....Another alligator sighting in Eagle Pass.
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Finally!! The calvery has arrived!!
A good start.
GET SOME!
Cavalry................
Right where they should be!
Hmm. I’m seeing an opportunity for some creative people and radio control operations. Robo-gator.
Bring Albert home🐊
Thank God we don’t have African crocodiles. The last thing we need is another invasive species problem like the pythons in Everglades.
Surprised you didn’t mention moat first.
Will Biden ask the DOJ to order the gators stand down? Maybe have the DOJ personally serve the notices?
Moot................
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