Posted on 03/11/2020 4:58:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
You can hear her say in the video, "I'm going to back up a little bit,' and we don't blame her!
A swamp walk guide and resident photographer of Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery stood inches away from a 40-year-old alligator in the Everglades.
Conny Randolph took the incredible video this weekend in the Ochopee wetlands of Big Cypress National Preserve, right off U.S. 41.
You can hear her say in the video, "I'm going to back up a little bit,' and we don't blame her! Moments later, you can hear the alligator hiss.
According to the gallery, the alligator she was inches away from is named Loosescrew or Snaggletooth, depending on who you talk to. He has lived on the property for more than 20 years. They regularly watch him with his female companions and baby alligators.
Wildlife experts estimate he is at least 11-feet long and over 40 years old.
The gallery is in the heart of the Everglades and features work from Clyde Butcher, Niki Butcher, and a variety of guest artists.
Did it have COVID 19?
PANIC!!!!
I’ve gone canoeing in the Everglades and passed lots of fairly big gators sunning themselves on the shore and on little islands within the swamps. It’s freaky when they look at you.
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Choot ‘em! Brandon 8>)
I remember those days of “extinction” talk. Gators sure came back.
Kennedy Space Center is loaded with gators.
These ‘Frozen’ Alligators Aren’t Dead, They’re Displaying a Creepy Survival Strategy
They help control the population of small, annoying dogs. 😈
I could not get past the dumbasz fcking commercial and quit right away, did not watch it.
Same down here in MS - but the closer you are to them, the huger they seem...
“Why do we still allow these dinosaurs to thrive.”
Boots, belts, shoes and fried nuggets. Not a fan of the fried nuggets but I do enjoy the boots, shoes and belts.
There once was a Renaissance fair masked minstrel group that toured with a moose as part of the act. They’d ride the moose while playing traditional ballads but people really loved their take on that Hey, Nonny Nonny song and would cheer for the mysterious Hey Nonny Moose.
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