I hate to break the news to this ignorant woman...but the alligators will be back. They always wander to other streams and creeks esp during mating season. SHe should of done what other people do when you find a gator in your garage or yard or pond......you call the wildlife dept and they come right out and capture it and relocate it. This is not a reason to justify killing it....thae gator doesnt' know any better....this ignorant woman should know better...but then we are dealing with a hunter mentality. (See South Park) I will bet you any money that the gators were there before her house was built.....she should pay big time.
Uh oh.... Do I suspect an anti-hunter thang going on here?
I don't know if I'd say this woman,who shot the alligator was ignorant; probably more concerned with the safety of her children, than the hide of that 'ole nasty Alligator.
And using the excuse that the animal was probably there before she was... well... I reckon if you take that to its logical conclusion, we should all just take off all our doors, and let the animals roam our homes freely, as they were here before we were.
I probably would have called the authorities, but I sure appreciate her moxy!
Always wanted to try alligaor, but... oh heck... they just don't roam this far north!
Cheers... my friend!