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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There are leash laws regarding your pet alligator!
Dump more in the Rio Grande. What better way to stop illegals from crossing the river and filling it with alligators!
It looked like it was doing its mating call.
I sure hope for alligator babies don’t you?
See! I know you all did this.
Great! Now all we need is a moat and wall!
In addition to the alligators 🐊, we could also add crocodiles 🐊 and sharks 🦈.
I say we raid the Everglades and get some more.
Or crocodiles.
Piranhas
And piranhas.
I think piranhas are salt water fishes not fresh water.
Don’t forget barracudas.
Sarah Palin does have answers doesn’t she ?
Freshwater
Tell them that they won’t get free food, free housing, free medical case, and no $1000 cash card will block more illegal invaders than an entire river full of alligators, crocodiles, piranhas and leeches.
Only one?
Not enough gators.
Big mistake. PETA is going to be all over him. If you warn the prey, how is the poor animal supposed to eat?
Gotta be TexasGator.
The area needs to be cleared of all people so that the newly discovered TexMex Alligator can thrive in peace and harmony with its environment.
There are an estimated 1.3 million gators in Florida.
How many does Texas need?
TRUMP!!!!
YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!!!!!!!
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