[mylife]

When you think about it, snow isn't all that bad!

[JJ142]

Memo to self: take a couple of extra cow lungs to Florida on next vacation.

[Williams]

Another pair of pathetic stories about humans happily offered as bait to vicious predators. "we protect the alligators." It "probably went for the dog and he got in the way (foolishly) trying to protect the dog." of course, the alligator seemed just as happy with the leg now, didn't it? My favorite is when they say the shark doesn't want to harm you, it just "mistakes you for its food."

[Becki]

“I had no idea it was an alligator,” Ellen Steele said. “His legs were still in the water and there was no blood. We live among alligators; we protect them. They have never attacked us before.”

Just Damn!

Becki

[fat city]

My 83 year old mom lives & golfs in Naples and with the gators in the water hazards my game goes all to hell-- too much like miniature golf.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Tough golf course!

[MARTIAL MONK]

...gator got your granny

[Jeff Chandler]

Amos Moses bump.

[crz]

Would make for some fine shoes.

[Jorge]

I've been to Sanibel Island a couple of times. Absolutely beautiful place.

I had no idea alligators lived out there in the salt water.

[CurlyDave]

“This is the kind of gator that will kill you,”

Is there a kind that wont kill you?

[dawn53]

We live on a golf course, and in the lake across the street there are alligators. It's not unusual to see oone sunning on any given afternoon.

If a golfer approaches them, they will dart into the water.

I get concerned when I see golfer's reaching down into the water to get their golf ball.

If they become a nuisance (i.e. one killed a large dog a couple years ago) Animal Control will come and trap it. Last one they trapped was 10 foot 4 inches.

Most alligators get bold when people feed them or enter into their "territory."

We've had one wander into our back yard. We called AC and they said, just leave the gate open and it'll find it's way back to the lake, and they were right after a day, it decided to go back to it's home.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Sanibel Police Chief Bill Tomlinson said the animal’s actions toward Keefer, who was stable and in good condition while being treated, appeared to have been unprovoked.

Huh? Alligator = hungry = moving "animal" nearby = provoked.

That's all it takes.