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A crocodile, the police, game wardens, a HOA president, and one dead pug
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:59 pm
Fox 35
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‘Just not comfortable’: Pressure mounting to remove crocodile as Florida law enforcement gets involved
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SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - A crocodile is too close for comfort in some waterfront communities.
Earlier this week, FOX 35 News reported on the reptile eating a dog in a Satellite Beach canal. Pressure from some homeowners is intensifying to relocate the reptile before it strikes again.
Neighbors who live near water said they have seen the crocodile swim right up to the shore in their back canals, and people often watch children wade through the water where the crocodile has been hanging out. Some are worried it’s a matter of time before a tragedy unfolds.
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"I understand they’re endangered species and again, we live in Florida – but we’re just not comfortable as a community having a crocodile make it our home," echoed Cheri Marks who’s the HOA president for Manatee Reserve.
She says seniors, kids, and pets could all be in danger from the rare reptile that already ate a small pug dog on July 31.
"It’s just worse than you can even imagine," Nielsen added, thinking about the grieving family. "I mean, they’re part of your family."
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) calls American crocodiles in Florida a conservation success story. Their numbers have grown from a few hundred to nearly 2,000, and the animal is federally protected meaning it's illegal to feed or harm them. Still, it’s been difficult to change the public’s perception of the animal.]
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As for what’s next, FWC said, they’re getting law enforcement involved. It’s important to stay away from the water’s edge at dusk and dawn because that’s when the animal eats and make sure to keep animals on a leash at all times.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 9:01 pm to LegendInMyMind
Troy Landry ...... you up?
Posted on 8/2/23 at 9:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
I thought this was an “all walk into a bar” joke
Posted on 8/2/23 at 9:20 pm to LegendInMyMind
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"I understand they’re endangered species and again, we live in Florida
I remember when they decided that alligators were "endangered." They weren't and now there is one in every Walmart parking lot puddle.
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 8/2/23 at 10:22 pm to LegendInMyMind
Law enforcement said they’d get to it “in a while”
Posted on 8/2/23 at 10:28 pm to LegendInMyMind
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the reptile eating a dog in a Satellite Beach canal.
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illegal to feed
Apparently the second part is not enforced.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 10:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
So if it’s endangered why can’t they trap and relocate it like most wildlife agencies would do?
Posted on 8/2/23 at 10:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
Endangered, my arse.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 10:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
Every HOA committee needs a Baw on it.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:03 pm to LegendInMyMind
Screw all of these “conservationists”. They’d bring back the T-Rex if they could figure out a way to pull it off, and call it a great day for Mother Nature.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:39 pm to LegendInMyMind
Why is an invasive specie protected? Eat this motherfrickers.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:44 pm to LegendInMyMind
This is the OT. Can't we figure out a way to blame this on the police?
Posted on 8/2/23 at 11:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
When are people going to learn - any body of water in the south, you should assume there are alligators (and crocs) in it. End of story. Don't let your kids play at the waterline. Don't let your dogs down by the waterline. Why can't people understand this?
Forget law enforcement. Hire trappers. Catch it, relocate it.
Does croc eat like alligator? If so, ask for a waiver, pay some baws, and have a cookout.
Forget law enforcement. Hire trappers. Catch it, relocate it.
Does croc eat like alligator? If so, ask for a waiver, pay some baws, and have a cookout.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 12:42 am to LegendInMyMind
Kill the reptile and let the Pugs do what they do, and that’s Pug about. Why does Florida have a hard on when it comes to protecting the creatures that would eat you or your pets? Kill ‘em on sight.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:13 am to LegendInMyMind
The people in my neighborhood, most from New York, call the FWD on the gators in our ponds all the time. We had one in the lake behind our house and we loved watching him. Some dumb arse lady walked her dog by the pond and he swam over towards her so she called the FWD and said it was being "aggressive". They caught it and removed it
There was a big argument afterwards on the facebook page and people really got their feelings hurt.
We have 75 ponds in our sub division and they are out there all the time catching them and relocating them.
People suck
There was a big argument afterwards on the facebook page and people really got their feelings hurt.
We have 75 ponds in our sub division and they are out there all the time catching them and relocating them.
People suck
Posted on 8/3/23 at 7:11 am to LegendInMyMind
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It’s important to stay away from the water’s edge at dusk and dawn because that’s when the animal eats
This is the biggest load of shite, sure it may be the more popular time bc prey animals can’t see as well during those times. Crocs will eat when given the opportunity to eat, no matter the time of day.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 7:46 am to LegendInMyMind
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The American crocodile is one of the largest crocodile species. Males can reach lengths of 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in), weighing up to 907 kg (2,000 lb).
Yeah, I wouldn’t put up with something like this next to my house.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:24 am to LegendInMyMind
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and people often watch children wade through the water where the crocodile has been hanging out.
Those people might want tell those kids that swimming in the back canals of Florida might just be a bad idea.
But I guess those kids will learn one way or the other either way.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:29 am to LegendInMyMind
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people often watch children wade through the water where the crocodile has been hanging out.
Good parenting right there.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:35 am to LegendInMyMind
Poor lil pug
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