Elaine Harmon wrote about alligators ..."He looked happy so I wasn't too concerned"... How do you identify a happy 'gator? Do Florida 'gators attack humans as saltwater crocodiles do? Regards, PT *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 23:52:22 -0600 "R. Walker" <rww_at_mailbox.neosoft.com> writes: > On the bank, basking in >the >morning sun, that sucker was an easy 12 footer, and he was highly >annoyed that I had slipped across his 100 yard barrier of lily pads. >Glad >my kayak makes me look like a 15ft blue gator... He dove off the bank >for >the bottom of his pool, <<snip>> Hey, Richard ... Did'ya ever think that a 15 ft blue kayak might look "awful sexy" to a 12 footer ? He may have dove off the bank to wash off some mud so he could make a good first impression ! I read recently that the sale of alligator meat has exceeded the sale of hides. Eye have eaten them, but eye've not caught or prepared them. One foot or twelve foot ...eye LEAVE'EM ALONE ! 8-) ...adieu ...Peyton (Louisiana) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Peter Treby wrote: > Elaine Harmon wrote about alligators ..."He looked happy so I wasn't too > concerned"... > > How do you identify a happy 'gator? Do Florida 'gators attack humans as > saltwater crocodiles do? Sure, but not too often. Actually, that "looked happy" was tongue-in-cheek. I would have gotten out at another place if one had been available. I didn't linger long with my feet in the water, either. Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Elaine Harmon wrote: > > > How do you identify a happy 'gator? Do Florida 'gators attack humans as > > saltwater crocodiles do? > > Sure, but not too often. Actually, that "looked happy" was > tongue-in-cheek. Gators got cheeks!! Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:07 PM 11/3/99 -0500, Steve Cramer wrote: >Elaine Harmon wrote: >> >> > How do you identify a happy 'gator? Do Florida 'gators attack humans as >> > saltwater crocodiles do? >> >> Sure, but not too often. Actually, that "looked happy" was >> tongue-in-cheek. > >Gators got cheeks!! > >Steve > They not only got cheeks they beat the bulldogs a couple weeks ago. Go to http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/ to see a happy Gator, must of just ate a paddler and using the paddle as a tooth pick, durn considerate of them paddlers to provide a tooth pick with every meal. Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>They not only got cheeks they beat the bulldogs a couple weeks ago. >Go to http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/ to see a happy Gator, must of just ate >a paddler and using the paddle as a tooth pick, durn considerate of them >paddlers to provide a tooth pick with every meal. > Musta been a Seminole! Joe P. (a former Gator) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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