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Massive 700-pound alligator in Georgia discovered in irrigation ditch
FOX News ^
| 03-02-2019
| By Madeline Farber
Posted on 03/06/2019 2:02:18 PM PST by Red Badger
A roughly 13-foot, 700-pound alligator was recently found in an irrigation ditch, officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said this week.
The massive reptile was found in the ditch near Lake Blackshear, Melissa Cummings, a spokeswoman for the Georgia DNR, told Fox News on Saturday.
“It’s a testament to Georgia’s alligator-management program that alligators can grow to this size,” she said, separately telling First Coast News that "the only way these animals get this large is by avoiding humans."
The animal’s size apparently led many who saw its picture on social media to think the image was a “hoax.” But Brent Howze, the wildlife biologist who is seen crouching behind the reptile in the photo, said otherwise.
“Apparently a lot of people think it’s fake, but I can assure you that it is not,” he told the Cordele Dispatch. “I’m the one in the picture, and you can probably tell that I didn’t get too close to it.”
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: alligator; dinosaur; georgia
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To: Red Badger
OH MY GOODNESS
That is YUGE!
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:03:31 PM PST
by
NEMDF
To: Red Badger
He should take it home for a support alligator.
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:05:05 PM PST
by
Equine1952
(Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
To: Red Badger
“Come closer. You’d make a good snack!”
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:05:08 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Red Badger
Bang, bang!
Nope, no boots on that one either.
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:05:27 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Boots, vest, pants, hat, wallet, purse......................
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:08:31 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
What did they do with this thing?
To: TangledUpInBlue
It was euthanized....................
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:10:26 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
To: TangledUpInBlue
To: TangledUpInBlue
Knock ‘m on the head with a stump?
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:11:21 PM PST
by
QBFimi
(It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Roll the beast over.
Field dress it.
Get lots of ice.
Fillet the tail, hang and dry the skin.
Call restaurants and garment manufacturers.
Easy $8,000
5.56mm
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:11:53 PM PST
by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
To: Red Badger
Ate good for a long time,”Anyone seen mah’dawg”
To: Red Badger
“Alright Lem, I’ll get his tail. You get the other end.”
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:17:50 PM PST
by
moovova
To: NEMDF
What was hillary c doing in GA? Starting her campaign early?
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:20:05 PM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Red Badger
Massive 700-pound alligator in Georgia discovered in irrigation ditchAs opposed to a dimunitive 700-pound alligator, I suppose.
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:23:11 PM PST
by
Disambiguator
(Keepin' it analog.)
To: Disambiguator
They didn’t want to fat shame it...............
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:29:35 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: QBFimi
Amos Moses would. Hunh? Jerry Reed told me. 😀
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:32:25 PM PST
by
Equine1952
(Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
To: Red Badger
How much is that in shoes?
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posted on
03/06/2019 2:34:39 PM PST
by
bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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