Nearly 8-foot alligator spotted cruising along Rio Grande River.....Another alligator sighting in Eagle Pass.

www.mysanantonio.com ^ | May 22, 2024 | Priscilla Aguirre, Reporter

[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."

VIDEO AT LINK..................

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.

[moovova]

I favor spiking the Rio Grande with piranha. LOL

[deport]

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

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article/alligator-eagle-pass-rio-grande-19472073.php

[Keyhopper]

You should check out Fred the crocodile on YouTube. Black point msrina

[Keyhopper]

We have a crocodile at the Black point marina. Check YouTube, his name is Fred

[Waverunner]

That’s the Miami county/city launch where people that don’t know boating techniques, rules, or etiquette try to put in or take out their 250,000 dollar boats with 80,000 dollar trucks or sometimes a minivan and end up sinking the truck and/or severely damaging the boat. Occasionally a party boat with teeny bikini’s cruise by. And some smart guy makes a living videoing it. watch it sometimes when i need some levity

[Keyhopper]

Yes sir! Can’t help but laugh at the credit card captains.
But check out Fred, he’s like a 14’ crocodile.