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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
11. It was on DU, last night.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 06:46 PM
Aug 2017

Alligators and poisonous snakes from some type of alligator refuge. It's a tourist draw. They were saying that those types of alligators are more dangerous because they will approach people, since they have been fed by people observing them. Wild alligators are more shy and will leave you alone if you don't bother them. I wouldn't want to test out either theory. I have no interest in observing them in any sense of the word. Snakes are no argument in my book. No way would I get in that water like these poor people have had to do.

This is a heartbreaking story... Pachamama Aug 2017 #1
Oh, how horrific. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #2
Is that where the alligator farm had all those escapees? 600? Frustratedlady Aug 2017 #3
Where did you see that alligators escaped? IronLionZion Aug 2017 #8
It was on DU, last night. Frustratedlady Aug 2017 #11
Relax, Houston Chronicle says that was a social media hoax IronLionZion Aug 2017 #12
Good. Thanks for the info. eom Frustratedlady Aug 2017 #13
maybe that was earlier AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2017 #18
Yet no news articles about it IronLionZion Aug 2017 #19
how utterly horrible. that poor child. that poor woman. niyad Aug 2017 #4
Omg Lotusflower70 Aug 2017 #5
+100 Duppers Aug 2017 #15
This is heartbreaking lunatica Aug 2017 #6
And the President is busy talking Tax reform for the wealthy katmondoo Aug 2017 #9
My heart breaks for this child...... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2017 #7
I gave to the Red Cross too lunatica Aug 2017 #10
I have read that experts don't trust the Red Cross's disaster relief responses and recommend other tblue37 Aug 2017 #16
Here is an NPR article that also indicates that the Red Cross might not be the tblue37 Aug 2017 #17
:( Solly Mack Aug 2017 #14
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