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See you later, alligator! Seven-foot reptile crawls out of a Louisiana storm drain [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | April 18, 2017 | Valerie Edwards

Posted on 04/18/2017 7:56:18 AM PDT by C19fan

A seven-foot alligator startled residents of a Louisiana town on Monday when it emerged from a storm drain behind an elementary school. Authorities said the alligator crawled from the drain following heavy rains in Jefferson Parish. The drain was located behind Marie B Riviere Elementary School, which wasn't holding class because of spring break, according to WWL.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alligators; reptiles
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Gator trying to spy on the LSU spring football.
1 posted on 04/18/2017 7:56:18 AM PDT by C19fan
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choot em.


2 posted on 04/18/2017 7:57:29 AM PDT by circlecity
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Call Amos Moses, stat!


3 posted on 04/18/2017 8:10:58 AM PDT by gdani
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Wow.....alligators in Louisiana? What’s next multiple shooting deaths in Chicago?


4 posted on 04/18/2017 8:16:46 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Click the Pic

5 posted on 04/18/2017 8:17:57 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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I guess this is sensational news in Great Britain.

Poor gator might have been killed if school had been in session and the boys could have gotten to him.


6 posted on 04/18/2017 8:19:25 AM PDT by RatRipper (The biggest threat to US national security is our government and those in it.)
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Gators are making sure they are seen lately.

Alligator climbs to a second story Mount Pleasant porch, through a screen door, refuses to leave


7 posted on 04/18/2017 8:23:28 AM PDT by deport
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Classy...


8 posted on 04/18/2017 8:25:18 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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9 posted on 04/18/2017 8:27:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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He almost made it to the third floor. But that’s another story.

Hat tip: LouieFisk


10 posted on 04/18/2017 8:28:57 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Looks like folks in that area of town don’t know how to park......LOL!


11 posted on 04/18/2017 8:29:36 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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Kids will eat well in the cafeteria!


12 posted on 04/18/2017 8:38:26 AM PDT by Gamecock (Twitter: What a real democracy looks like.)
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13 posted on 04/18/2017 8:41:47 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Did you see the story on Drudge about the 10 foot gator that climbed a one flight staircase to a 2nd story screened-in porch, and chewed his way through the aluminum storm door to get onto the porch in Mt. Pleasant, SC?


14 posted on 04/18/2017 9:23:53 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Red Badger

Any port in a storm, eh?


15 posted on 04/18/2017 10:12:29 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Here in Florida, we’re up to our asses in alligators because they have been protected for so long....................


16 posted on 04/18/2017 10:14:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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Obviously the result of global warming!


17 posted on 04/18/2017 10:14:41 AM PDT by nhbob1
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It’s Louisiana. Just be glad they didn’t park in the middle of the street and leave the vehicle.............


18 posted on 04/18/2017 10:15:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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Here in Florida, we’re up to our asses in alligators because they have been protected for so long....................

Yep, the commonality of gator sighting stories gives me the distinct impression that there are too many gators out there.

19 posted on 04/18/2017 10:20:00 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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Hard to find frog legs lately


20 posted on 04/18/2017 10:21:57 AM PDT by Quick Shot
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