Alligator on the beach (Photos)

[Will B]

So who would win in the gator vs shark fight??

Chuck Norris would kick both their arses! :funn:

 

[Cheering472]

Chuck Norris would kick both their arses! :funn:

 

[Mango]

I heard that he was originally spotted closer to Draper yesterday around 4pm. Draper is the closest coastal dune lake to where I took the pics today so that might be where he decided to make his way into the Gulf. It was surreal watching him swim parallel to shore with his head above water. Some of the time he let the waves and current take him but when he swam he sure was fast! I'd estimate he was 6-7 feet from tip of tail to his snout.

So my friends. Fear not the sharks in the Gulf. The bears and gators swimming in its emerald waters are a far greater threat! hahaha You can't make this stuff up!

Last time I looked, Draper Lake was more like Draper Mud Pit. If it is that dry still, I can imagine that is why he made his way out to the Gulf or has been doing it to get food. I heard the gator was at least 6 ft in Draper.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Alligator....

First alligator of season captured at Ed Walline Park | walline, alligator, captured - Local News - WaltonSun.com

 

[Busta Hustle]

Alligator....

First alligator of season captured at Ed Walline Park | walline, alligator, captured - Local News - WaltonSun.com

FREE THAT ALLIGATOR, Oh yeah and Charles Barkley also!

 

[gardening1970]

So his love of seafood equates to a death sentence. Sad...

 

[Not n Kansas anymore]

I heard that he was originally spotted closer to Draper yesterday around 4pm. Draper is the closest coastal dune lake to where I took the pics today so that might be where he decided to make his way into the Gulf. It was surreal watching him swim parallel to shore with his head above water. Some of the time he let the waves and current take him but when he swam he sure was fast! I'd estimate he was 6-7 feet from tip of tail to his snout.

So my friends. Fear not the sharks in the Gulf. The bears and gators swimming in its emerald waters are a far greater threat! hahaha You can't make this stuff up!

That's right I remember hearing about a bear that made his way to the gulf around PCB just last summer, right? Well, great photos!! Thanks for posting. I would've loved to see that first hand.

 

[scooterbug44]

If he would only have survived a couple more days in the Gulf, why did we have to capture him - a death sentence if I read the article correctly?

 

[woodworker]

Geo -

Did it look like the alligator was "struggling in the riptide" like the article pointed out? Or is that just more messed up news?

Geez, I can't believe they gotta kill the thing. We used to vacation in Sanibel a long time ago, and there were gators on or right next to the beach pretty often. Most people just let them wander - really didn't pay them much attention after awhile.

I don't think alligators can "run" as fast in the beach sand, but then again people can't either .

 

[cpete]

Doesn't he need to be put back where he would be happier?

At what point is the behavior considered part of micro evolution? Maybe we should let em surf......