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hunter

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3. Looking to establish a new species.

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 07:20 PM

Aug 2015

If the crocodiles can do it, why not alligators?

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LOL!! Look at this crazy gator [View all] CatWoman Aug 2015 OP

salt water and gators, never heard of that before! steve2470 Aug 2015 #1

maybe it was trying to beat the heat CatWoman Aug 2015 #2

Looking to establish a new species. hunter Aug 2015 #3

good info, thanks! nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #9

My (second) favorite part of Lake Placid (1999) Fla_Democrat Aug 2015 #11

"Salties" are among the most dangerous animals in Australia! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #17

21 Feet! Sheezh. Octafish Aug 2015 #24

Don't know. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #25

The Northern Territory (Australia) newspaper often features these idiots SwissTony Aug 2015 #26

I guess these idiots think they're proving their manhood by taking on a gator MoonRiver Aug 2015 #33

he's a pretty scary looking beast indeed nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #36

Yes, and just imagine if you were face to face with this! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #37

Wow! alfie Aug 2015 #4

Lost his surfboard? shenmue Aug 2015 #5

Haven't you ever hear of body surfing? He's just emulating the man Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #28

Cool shenmue Aug 2015 #35

Shootin the curl... tularetom Aug 2015 #6

He was on vacation. :) Solly Mack Aug 2015 #7

He's lucky he wasn't attacked by a shark! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #8

Sounds like the premise of a SyFy movie. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #14

a big shark vs a big gator/croc SwissTony Aug 2015 #27

Go, Surfin' Gator, Go! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #10

He was surely auditioning for a part in the film "Gator Curator:" DFW Aug 2015 #12

Gators go out into the surf to wash off the parasites... 1monster Aug 2015 #13

This couldn't be photoshopped, could it? I thought gators didn't like salt water. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #15

News outlets reported the story, and the local police tweeted about it. Chiyo-chichi Aug 2015 #18

SC and GA beaches are low country where fresh water mixes with ocean. Its very salty, tho. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #16

Where the fish are! Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #30

Sci-Fy doesn't need any ideas. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #19

Who woulda' thunk it madokie Aug 2015 #20

that is one heck of a great photo. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #21

yikes! mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #22

I've seen many gators in salt and brackish water. Darb Aug 2015 #23

Surf-Surf-Surfing Safari! Octafish Aug 2015 #29

Look at this crazy gator... TeeYiYi Aug 2015 #31

Sensitive gators are so quick to take a fence. Orrex Aug 2015 #32

!!! pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #34