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re: Alligator kills woman in Florida after tipping over her canoe
Posted on 5/8/25 at 1:49 pm to choupiquesushi
Posted on 5/8/25 at 1:49 pm to choupiquesushi
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Once they reach 3.5 feet their survivability goes way way up.
At that point their only real predator is other alligators. Maybe a large male otter is in the mix.
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There has long been NO NEED to release the 3.5 footers back into the wild.
And they keep on doing it. Estimates I've seen are that there are between 2-2.5 million alligators in Louisiana. That's probably more than when the white man got here.
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 1:50 pm
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 1:50 pm to glassman
all correct glass....
Posted on 5/8/25 at 2:41 pm to djmed
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Witnesses told investigators that the husband tried to fight off the animal but was unsuccessful
Riiiight. That's one way to get rid of her.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:08 pm to djmed
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This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:26 pm to Funky Tide 8
Sounds horrible.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:29 pm to Funky Tide 8
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The found the 11 foot gator, and killed it.
Well, that gator can easily weigh in excess of 400 lbs. and can go upwards depending on conditions it's living under.
Her husband had no chance of getting that gator off his wife without a gun to kill it outright.
I know I'd have a hard time living with myself if I saw my wife killed and torn apart by such an animal.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 3:43 pm to djmed
My wife and I met a couple from Spain who had taken a canoe trip with their two kids to see gators.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:40 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
My son and I did a long canoe trip at the Okeefenokee several years ago. The main canal (about 50 yards wide) that starts at the state park went about 2 miles before we turned off a side trail. As far down the canal as I could see were gators heads moseying from one side to the other. We would get to about 10-15 yards distance when they would go under. We went over one that thrashed right beside the boat and scared the shite out of us. We were glad to get off the big water and onto the secondary trails.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
Kind of weird that gator attacked her.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 4:45 pm to loogaroo
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Kind of weird that gator attacked her.
mating season
Posted on 5/8/25 at 5:24 pm to djmed
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tipping over a canoe
And Tyler too?
Posted on 5/8/25 at 5:46 pm to djmed
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the husband tried to fight off the animal but was unsuccessful
Journalism!
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:01 pm to glassman
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That's probably more than when the white man got here.
I've wondered what the pop of gators were when the Indians were in their hayday.
An 8ft gator would make a heck of a meal but not the easiest to kill and capture. Wonder if they had any special hunting methods.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:47 pm to sta4ever
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This is why I only kayak/canoe in saltwater.
The biggest gator I have ever seen was in Empire while kayak fishing for trout/redfish...don't let that salt water thing fool you.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 8:19 am to djmed
…..and Tyler too!!!!
Posted on 5/10/25 at 8:22 am to djmed
Husband said it was a freak “accident”.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 8:39 am to Townedrunkard
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Good luck with that. I’d stick with freshwater.
Yeah F saltwater. I’ll take my chances with alligators any day over sharks. Very rare for an alligator to come for you. Usually they’re gone as soon as they hear something big splashing around. Sharks on the other hand…I feel like it’s the opposite behavior.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 8:57 am to djmed
Woman: See ya later, alligator!
Gator: Maybe. Maybe not. *grins
Gator: Maybe. Maybe not. *grins
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:09 am to djmed
Louisiana alligators are docile. Florida alligators not so much.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:10 am to djmed
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after tipping over her canoe
Did it kill Tyler too?
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