That river literally swarms with alligators.
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The cynic in me suspected that this kid had something to do with his own misfortune from the moment I set eyes on the story.
So he wants its head? Go git ‘em, champ!
That scene from Monty Python’s Holy Grail where the knight who lost his limbs in a duel threatens to bite the other guys kneecaps off comes to mind...
Maybe he was looking for some polk salad. Perhaps his daddy was a lazy no count who claimed he had a bad back.
Maybe all his brothers were fit for was stealin’ watermelons out of a truck patch