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54. Well, nobody I know personally is dumb enough to willingly become alligator prey.

Reply to GoneOffShore (Reply #52)

Wed May 6, 2020, 11:38 AM

May 2020

My sympathies are entirely with the gator.

It won, fair and square.

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Woman killed by alligator was visiting home to do owner's nails, tried to touch the gator [View all] Demovictory9 May 2020 OP

why kill the gator? Nature Man May 2020 #1

probably they could have just relocate it. Demovictory9 May 2020 #6

or just let it be Nature Man May 2020 #7

no. fancy island home owners weren't good at convincing people to stay away from alligator Demovictory9 May 2020 #9

was the nail person 5 years old? Nature Man May 2020 #11

They kill an animal for doing what animals naturally Raine May 2020 #17

Me too. Jamastiene May 2020 #29

Once a gator attacks a human, they usually kill it LeftInTX May 2020 #63

Riiiiight.. whathehell May 2020 #22

Yup Nature Man May 2020 #32

So you'd rather kill it? whathehell May 2020 #36

kill what? Nature Man May 2020 #45

Lol..Nice try whathehell May 2020 #46

"Anonymous Person Wins Internet" Nature Man May 2020 #47

What's your issue? cwydro May 2020 #65

What's yours? whathehell May 2020 #112

Oh my. cwydro May 2020 #118

"Oh my"? whathehell May 2020 #119

Because boys will be boys and want to use their toy guns. Goodheart May 2020 #43

No, because the gator wouldn't let go of the woman's leg so dware May 2020 #44

Still not a reason to kill it. Why should it let go of its prey? Coventina May 2020 #48

They could have darted it, but police don't generally carry tranq. guns dware May 2020 #75

Still not seeing the upside of killing the alligator. Coventina May 2020 #79

Well, I wasn't there and neither was anyone else here, dware May 2020 #83

I understand that many attach importance to human carrion. Coventina May 2020 #87

Tell that to her family. I'm sure they would be very comforted that a loved ones body is Autumn May 2020 #120

I'm sure they would be way more traumatized over the fact Coventina May 2020 #123

If they tranked it, it probably would have drowned. nt. Mariana May 2020 #97

Here's a local news account Rae May 2020 #60

I agree. cwydro May 2020 #64

This sounds like an allagory eleny May 2020 #2

Sounds more like a crock to me unblock May 2020 #14

Not a crock. A gator. nt Midnightwalk May 2020 #20

She struck me like she's a right winger who did what she wanted in the face of obvious danger eleny May 2020 #73

And stupidity. Different Drummer May 2020 #77

Then I'll make that - freedumb eleny May 2020 #81

Well you know the hook..... whistler162 May 2020 #126

Let's count the stupid here Yavin4 May 2020 #3

The alligator was a pet? Whose? mr_lebowski May 2020 #4

very stupid to try to pet alligator while it's in the water. but RIP Demovictory9 May 2020 #8

Where does it say anything about it being a pet? nt dware May 2020 #38

Some people simply do not understand "Do Not Touch". Totally Tunsie May 2020 #5

I guess Demovictory9 May 2020 #10

Social distancing doesn't just apply to humans. RandySF May 2020 #12

Isn't it illegal to have a "pet" alligator? Meowmee May 2020 #13

There's nothing in the story about it being a pet... JHB May 2020 #24

Ok thanks, guess I misunderstood Meowmee May 2020 #27

If the owners of the property were keeping it as a wild area, why remove the alligator? csziggy May 2020 #58

Thank you. cwydro May 2020 #66

Well since it showed signs of being potentially dangerous Meowmee May 2020 #94

The property owners warned the woman and she ignored them csziggy May 2020 #96

Obviously though dogs snd pets do get loose by accident as well Meowmee May 2020 #98

Have you ever been down here? essme May 2020 #101

No I haven't. Meowmee May 2020 #102

Post removed Post removed May 2020 #104

Bye troll, blocked Meowmee May 2020 #107

What is that the bats do that make them among the "worst"? jberryhill May 2020 #114

I think you can figure it out nt Meowmee May 2020 #128

No, I really can't jberryhill May 2020 #130

I take it you don't live in gator country? GulfCoast66 May 2020 #117

This one was a threat obviously so I guess that was th alternative. Nt Meowmee May 2020 #127

Lol jberryhill May 2020 #113

Nothing to be enlightened about nt Meowmee May 2020 #129

It depends on what state it is. Jamastiene May 2020 #30

It is illegal to have a pet gator in Florida. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #86

Yes. I guess so... I think it would be illegal in NY Meowmee May 2020 #95

Ah, the gated community Corgigal May 2020 #15

Strange story LeftInTX May 2020 #16

Thanks for the additional info Raine May 2020 #18

I was immediately reminded of this song from Johnny Rivers (The Snake) hlthe2b May 2020 #26

Never try to pet a wild alligator. Jamastiene May 2020 #31

I don't know much about gators/crocodiles except that, ecstatic May 2020 #72

They instinctively leave humans alone, unless a human gets in their way. LeftInTX May 2020 #74

I've been told they can outrun you Mariana May 2020 #100

A Cautionary Tale. What Planet was she from? Cha May 2020 #19

4 ft in alligatorspeak Nature Man May 2020 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author dware May 2020 #39

Mahalo Cha.. dware May 2020 #40

I was just replying to Cha May 2020 #41

I really wish the gator didn't have to suffer the ultimate penalty for this woman's dware May 2020 #42

They didn't "own" the gator. cwydro May 2020 #67

My son and his family live in SC. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #91

Shame they killed the alligator. Celerity May 2020 #21

It wouldn't release its grip on the victim's leg.... GoneOffShore May 2020 #23

ahh, ok, and yes, as I am in Sweden, I too am geo blocked from the Daily News, which is outrageous Celerity May 2020 #25

Not that the Daily News is my go to but yes. GoneOffShore May 2020 #28

So? If she was dead already, what's the big deal? Coventina May 2020 #49

They wanted to recover her body and the gator wasn't letting go. GoneOffShore May 2020 #52

Well, nobody I know personally is dumb enough to willingly become alligator prey. Coventina May 2020 #54

I'm just fine with my remains being a gator's dinner Ms. Toad May 2020 #122

This has Darwin Award written all over it MissMillie May 2020 #34

That's one way to minimize your risk of getting COVID-19. tanyev May 2020 #35

Alligators Chainfire May 2020 #37

There are all kinds of horrible "long-standing traditions" that need to be done away with. Coventina May 2020 #50

Meh - Its a damn alligator - BTW that just killed a PERSON - fuck it. jmg257 May 2020 #51

It's life is no more or less important than any other life. Coventina May 2020 #53

Taken at face value, that's quite the statement. Dial H For Hero May 2020 #59

It is somewhat situational, but all life has value. Coventina May 2020 #62

That's certainly a more nuanced position than I thought you might be taking. As for the alligator, Dial H For Hero May 2020 #68

Disagree strongly. The alligator learned nothing except that this woman offered herself. Coventina May 2020 #69

The "taste for human blood" may be overstated, but there are historic examples. Dial H For Hero May 2020 #76

I'll grant a higher level of thinking and planning for lions and tigers, however, Coventina May 2020 #78

I'll concede the point on alligators. Tigers, though, are estimated to have killed a million people Dial H For Hero May 2020 #85

Still siding with the tigers. We're a far bigger threat to them than they to us. n/t Coventina May 2020 #88

I certainly side with protecting them from poachers, but if one becomes a maneater it needs to be Dial H For Hero May 2020 #99

As you can imagine, I disagree. Every tiger is precious. They are on the verge of extinction. Coventina May 2020 #111

Here's a trivia question: What country has the most tigers? Dial H For Hero May 2020 #115

It doesn't actually surprise me in the least that the US has more tigers than any other country. Coventina May 2020 #116

There are two living beings on an airplane about to auger in. 11 Bravo May 2020 #92

I don't think this hypothetical works at all. Coventina May 2020 #93

Nah, Mother Theresa would grab the parachute and kick the gator out of the plane. GoneOffShore May 2020 #124

"Meh - It's a damn alligator" panader0 May 2020 #56

Well, i know I'm better than a gator. nt dware May 2020 #84

In what way? You have money and the gator doesn't? panader0 May 2020 #90

I'm superior because I say I'm superior, dware May 2020 #121

Oh most certainly - everyone else I know too. May not like em all, but jmg257 May 2020 #125

What I read was that the alligator kept going up leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #55

That's what I said earlier. GoneOffShore May 2020 #57

Yes that is what happened Meowmee May 2020 #110

"Dismissed their concerns" RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #61

I'm getting a "Final Destination" vibe ecstatic May 2020 #70

"Don't tutch the but" Alex4Martinez May 2020 #71

Another line for Darwin, "I don't look like a deer" says meatbag, but you taste like one says gator Baclava May 2020 #80

More importantly, you don't have the speed / reflexes of a deer. Coventina May 2020 #82

Yeah, I wonder what those 'found footage' last pictures were like Baclava May 2020 #89

We have alligators 25 lawn-feet away in the marsh pond that Hortensis May 2020 #103

People WOULD blame you if you were trying essme May 2020 #105

I disagree that people ever SHOULD be mean, Hortensis May 2020 #106

I am sorry the woman essme May 2020 #108

Let's just go with sorrow for her tragic death Hortensis May 2020 #109

Very unfortunate decision Dandelyon May 2020 #131