I think I'm voting dumb...........
Deputy in serious condition after being bitten by gator
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) -- A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being bitten by an 8-foot-long alligator he was trying to subdue in a parking lot.
Authorities say Deputy Keith Baughman responded to a call late Thursday about an alligator roaming around the Deltona apartment complex. Witnesses say the deputy put a towel over the gator's head, jumped onto its back and tried to grab its snout.
One witness says the alligator "went crazy,'' throwing off Baughman and biting him on the leg.
Authorities say another deputy repeatedly shot at the gator to stop it. The animal was hit but not killed.
Baughman suffered injuries to his left thigh and knee.
A state trapper eventually caught and killed the gator.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/14463
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SoWal Expert
Subduing a wild animal to keep the public safe - brave
Doing it by jumping on its back - Y chromosome dumb
Doing it by jumping on its back - Y chromosome dumb
SoWal InsiderAuthor
Subduing a wild animal to keep the public safe - brave
Doing it by jumping on its back - Y chromosome dumb
Scoot- voice of reason
SoWal Guide
all I can think of after reading that incident is "poor alligator".
SoWal InsiderAuthor
all I can think of after reading that incident is "poor alligator".
I know. I'd bite someone too if I was lost and then they threw a towel on my head and jumped on me.
But, I guess they thought he was too dangerous to wait for the wildlife people
SoWal Expert
I'm sticking w/ my Y chromosome "I'm gonna rassle this gator" theory. :roll:
SoWal InsiderAuthor
I'm sticking w/ my Y chromosome "I'm gonna rassle this gator" theory. :roll:
A little adrenalin, a Y chromosome and one too many episodes of Crocodile Hunter are a bad combination ;-)
SoWal Insider
A little adrenalin, a Y chromosome and one too many episodes of Crocodile Hunter are a bad combination ;-)
This was my thought exactly!
hmmmm......can't remember
A little adrenalin, a Y chromosome and one too many episodes of Crocodile Hunter are a bad combination ;-)
This was my thought exactly!Y'all beat me to it! I miss Steve...
SoWal Insider
Y'all beat me to it! I miss Steve...
Yur aww rite maiyt !
Beach Fanatic
A little adrenalin, a Y chromosome and one too many episodes of Crocodile Hunter are a bad combination ;-)
A little adrenalin, a Y chromosome, one too many episodes of Crocodile Hunter plus a badge and a gun :shock: are a REALLY bad combination.
Beach Fanatic
Crikey! Lookey at that gator over there in the parking lot. Isn't she a beauty!
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