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1 posted on 05/19/2016 7:09:05 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Open them to hunters and Florida will be scoured of crocs in a week.


2 posted on 05/19/2016 7:15:40 PM PDT by papertyger (-/\/\/\-)
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To: EveningStar

Crocnado!


3 posted on 05/19/2016 7:15:57 PM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: EveningStar

Geeze, 0bama is letting everything enter the US now.


4 posted on 05/19/2016 7:16:01 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: EveningStar

The big question now: How did they get to Florida?

...

It’s Florida. Do they really have to ask?

Forget it Jake. It’s Florida.


5 posted on 05/19/2016 7:19:42 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: EveningStar

The American crocodile, which is native to Florida, is nearly as large, but not as aggressive as the Nile species.


6 posted on 05/19/2016 7:20:40 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: EveningStar

The Florida of my youth is officially gone.


7 posted on 05/19/2016 7:22:06 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: EveningStar

I would assume the Nile crocs will eat the Everglades gators. And since the Nile crocs come from a muslim area it must be a muslim conspiracy. Only half kidding.


8 posted on 05/19/2016 7:23:41 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (The day Trump is sworn in I'm changing my screen name.)
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To: EveningStar

(From the Wikipedia article) “On average, the adult male Nile crocodile is between 3.5 and 5 m (11 ft 6 in and 16 ft 5 in) in length and weighs 225 to 750 kg (496 to 1,653 lb).

However, specimens exceeding 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) in length and weighing more than 1,090 kg (2,400 lb) have been recorded.

(From the article)”All three Nile crocodiles were captured in extreme South Florida.

— The first, a hatchling, was found on a front porch..

IOW - There is at least one breeding pair of adult crocs in South Florida.

(From the Wikipedia article) “On average, sexual maturity is obtained from 12 to 16 years of age. For males, the onset of sexual maturity occurs when they are about 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) long and mass of 155 kg (342 lb), being fairly consistent. ... On average, female sexual maturity occurs when they reach 2.2 to 3 m (7 ft 3 in to 9 ft 10 in) in length.

“The female digs a hole a few metres from the bank and up to 500 mm (20 in) deep, and lays on average between 25 and 80 eggs.


10 posted on 05/19/2016 7:25:34 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: EveningStar

You can get permits for exotic species here. Remember the guy maybe a year ago who had his pet king cobra get loose in Orlando? Wonder if someone had some and let them go. More likely they were smuggled in.


11 posted on 05/19/2016 7:25:41 PM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: EveningStar

“The Nile crocodile is one of the most dangerous species of crocodile and is responsible for hundreds of deaths of humans every year. It is a rather common species of crocodile and is not endangered despite some regional declines or extinctions.”


12 posted on 05/19/2016 7:26:43 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: EveningStar

Well, hell, the dufus gov decided to introduce gators into our local creek which backs up to my old family home. If the cotton mouthes weren’s bad enough. Effin’ morons.


16 posted on 05/19/2016 7:32:09 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: EveningStar

There is one on the ad during Hannity just now. He can’t reach the dinner check. Crispy duck?


18 posted on 05/19/2016 7:33:56 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: EveningStar

I once read that American alligators and Chinese alligators are totally identical species.

Sort of “how is that possible” sort of thing.


20 posted on 05/19/2016 7:36:36 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: EveningStar

SNL should do a skit where they’re bringing in Salties to control the Nile croc population.


25 posted on 05/19/2016 7:48:56 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: EveningStar

Gorebull Whorming, Megaquakes, Tsunamis, Supervolcanos, Peak Oil, and now Nile Crocs?


29 posted on 05/19/2016 8:50:51 PM PDT by sagar
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To: EveningStar

Rare crocodile found by Florida woman

By Associated Press September 22, 2011

St. Petersburg, Florida — Alligators are a common sight in parts of Florida, but residents of a gated community were shocked to spot one of the animal's reptilian cousins: An endangered American crocodile. csmonitor.com

36 posted on 05/19/2016 10:40:45 PM PDT by Daaave ("Time goes by like hurricanes and faster things")
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To: EveningStar

38 posted on 05/19/2016 11:31:37 PM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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