Posted on 04/30/2024 2:23:53 PM PDT by Morgana
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a warning to migrants who might attempt to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico illegally — “Alligators are in the Rio Grande. FYI there are warning signs posted in some sectors. Cross at your own risk.”
Governor Abbott’s warning was posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday and accompanied a video posted by local resident Luis De La Torre in Eagle Pass showing a large alligator swimming in the Rio Grande. According to Border Patrol agents in the city, a pair of large alligators have been sighted in the area for years.
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One Border Patrol agent assigned to patrol the Rio Grande in the area says the agents frequently encounter the two alligators between the north end of the city and the two ports of entry near the heart of downtown. The source, not authorized to speak to the media, says the alligators are pets that escaped from a veterinarian who lived north of the city around twenty years ago. The non-breeding pair escaped from an enclosure during a Rio Grande flooding event.
The source says there have been no reported encounters between the gators and the thousands of migrants that have crossed the Rio Grande since their escape. “The alligators don’t seem to be fearful of the airboats we use. They will swim along the side of the boat out of curiosity,” the source added.
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Walt chit himself when Dundee used a dead alligator to rescue him
Doesn’t need TexasGator, that’s for sure.
Remember when DJT suggested an alligator moat? Yeah, this is gonna be good!
They need to relocate all the endangered bears, wolves and coyotes there, too. Put some CBP badges on them.
You’re not above suspicion, either.
Dump a million piranhas into the river as well and watch the illegal river crossings come to a screeching halt.
Fill the river with about a million Amazon Piranhas, that might slow them illegals down.
I know meat is expensive in the grocery store, but roadkill is cheap chum and we have plenty of it in Texas.
As a deterrent, salt water crocs are what you want. They can live in fresh water habitats (like rivers). Larger & more aggressive than fresh water crocs ... eat larger prey, too.
From: https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-a-Freshwater-Crocodile-from-a-Saltwater-Crocodile
Saltwater crocodiles, or “salties,” will often eat small reptiles, fish, turtles, and wading birds. However, they are also prone to eating larger prey like wild pigs, buffaloes, and livestock like cattle and horses.
Freshwater crocodiles, or “freshies,” will eat smaller animals that are found near rivers, such as insects, fish, frogs, turtles, waterbirds, and snakes. Sometimes they will also eat small animals.
A big dietary difference is the consumption of people. Saltwater crocodiles have been known to attack and eat humans, while freshwater crocodiles do not usually attack people or eat people.
and piranha.
Don't forget the frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!
Biden’s masters will have those gators killed pronto
LOL beat me by one minute!
Well, it is a start.... But I’d prefer it be stocked with Nile Crocodiles, not relatively peaceful Alligators.
Piranhas are nice too.
No need to go that far - just a bit east of the Sabine River will do nicely.
I think every gator captured in Florida should be released into the Rio Grande
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