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MoonRiver

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25. Don't know.

Reply to Octafish (Reply #24)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:16 AM

Aug 2015

Maybe some flesh ripping apparatus. They are definitely killing machines. Every year drunk tourists fail to heed the warnings, which are everywhere, about late night swimming in murky, crock infested waters. Of course many of them then get taken down, literally, by these guys. The salties just lie in wait for their expected meals. Can't fix stupid, but the salties try!

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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