Yikes!! (gator content)

Sorry--but I feel bad for the gator. Just like the bears, sharks, wolves, big cats--bascially all your big predators. They are conditioned to associate food with people, and then get killed when they take it the next logical step. Humans are supposed to be the bright ones.
 
I agree OG. Usually they are pretty quick to relocate big and agressive gators. I don't know what happened in this case. That pond snakes around part of a rather large and expensive residential community. I'm suprised people weren't loosing pets. They've taken other big gators out of there over the years.
 
My dad likes to golf at Royal Oaks GCC in Titusville. One year he told me that after a particularily wet winter there was a gator bathing in a 'new' water hazard on the 14th hole. Needless to say, they took a mulligan.

Puts a hole new meaning to 'water hazard' :D
 
I'm shocked they killed it! I just don't understand. I mean, yes, it's too bad the man was killed, I feel complete sympathy for his family, but why didn't they just relocate the gator?

Hmmm...

Lila
 
Lila Boffins said:
I'm shocked they killed it! I just don't understand. I mean, yes, it's too bad the man was killed, I feel complete sympathy for his family, but why didn't they just relocate the gator?

Hmmm...

Lila
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There are too many of them. Yes, it is true...
 
It's sad this happened, especially with the lack of communication!!

Strange the last line of the article is:

"To report nuisance alligators, call the agency at (888) 404-3922. "
 
I guess once an animal becomes a man-killer, there's a good chance it might try to kill someone again. Destroying that animal is unfortunate for the animal, but it does keep it from killing people again....even if moved to a remote area, there is still that chance.
 
Believe me, there's no shortage of gators. Since there is controlled hunting seasons for them, I see nothing wrong with taking a mature one. NOTHING goes to waist. The sad part of all this is the totally uncontrolled development we have here. People that develop wetlands and buy homes on them deserve the problems they incurr. Look at all the homes that got flooded out last year and look at where they are built. People come down here, see a beautiful new home with a nice lawn and plop down their money. NO CLUE as to what the property was just 6 months prior. People WILL buy swampland in Florida, it happens every day :o
 
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