Kayaker killed in alligator attack in Central Florida, officials say

foxnews.com ^ | Andrew Wulfeck

[V_TWIN]

Gator Ping

[Ann Archy]

she got OUT of her kayak to get into the WATER WITH THE ALLIGATOR??? Darwin comes to mind.

[V_TWIN]

I don’t know if it’s the case here, but alligators have been known to attack small boats as they can be very territorial....especially during mating season.

[Magnum44]

[FamiliarFace]

*** a woman was canoeing when she encountered an alligator and went into the water***

The article doesn’t say she “got out of her kayak” in the way you seem to be suggesting, I don’t think she got in the water voluntarily. I’m betting the alligator knocked her off balance and she fell in the water. It’s hard to say from the little the article says, but I’m thinking the alligator was being aggressive towards her.

[Waverunner]

It said she went into the water. not why or how
1. possibly fell off due to panic.
2. gator could have upset the kayak
3. could have watched one too many Tarzan movies.

I used to take my Waverunner to Lone Cabbage Fish camp and go south to lake Poinsett and lake Winder. the portion of the st johns connecting them would have easily 40-50 gators up on the bank during mating season. Once we stopped to check on a friends gas cans he had bungee corded behind him. About 3 gators entered the water and the largest came to check on us. a quick burst from a 160hp jet pump discouraged him. No way would I be on a kayak in the freshwater lakes from Sanford south.

[Resolute Conservative]

Stupidity on display. These “outdoor” types have no knowledge of the outdoors. It is all virtue signaling. Hey, look at me in my north face jacket, I am kayaking with gators, walking with Alaskan moose, trying to pet a buffalo, selfie with a bear etc...

[Red Badger]

Never go kayaking where gators live.

Like, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, the CAROLINAS, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, and TEXAS.......................................

[Tom Tetroxide]

Alligators occur from southeast Oklahoma and east Texas on the western side of their range to North Carolina and Florida in the east. They prefer fresh water lakes and slow-moving rivers and their associated wetlands, but they also can be found in brackish water habitats.

(Map courtesy of US Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program.)

[Tom Tetroxide]

American crocodile range map.

[Red Badger]

Arkansas gators are too lazy to bother ......................

[V_TWIN]

“Never go kayaking where gators live.”

Unless armed, and then only MAYBE.

Like any other predator, if threatened, best to dispatch the animal and deal with any consequences later.

[Tom Tetroxide]

Maybe Arkansas Woman isn’t as tasty as Florida Woman! LOL!

[bert]

That alligator is a crocodile

[Michigan Bowhunter]

Kayaks are nothing more than a floating sushi bar for hungry crocs. Regardless if she got out voluntarily or not....she was still in the water.

[Red Badger]

I can't blame the gators...............

[dfwgator]

[Racketeer]

Women, especially when menstruating, must be very careful when wilding. There are stories of male deer attacking such women, while wilding, during the rut.

[larrytown]

PAGING DEAN WEINGARTEN!

Untapped NEW animal gunfight topics to make hay with!