As you say, 'Gators aren't usually that interested in you as lunch. I would think that since this was a night attack the gator probably was unable to identify his prey as a human. Mating time isn't good either. A bull gator is like a Moose or buck in heat -- brains disappear. Buat also watch out once the young hatch. Mama is very defensive. An acquaintance of mine in Florida, a botanist, had his arm taken off a few years ago when he inadvertently got between some younkers and Mama... When I lived in Florida lo those many years ago, I paddled among them without any feelings of trepidation. -----Original Message----- >From: Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> >>Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Another incidence of the "amusement park syndrome" >If people in Florida didn't swim in lakes and rivers where alligators >live, there would be a lot of hot dry people in Florida. People and >alligators share water all the time in the South, and alligator attacks >are pretty rare. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I was a 'Gator for 4 years. Gators' are particularly active on Saturday afternoons in the fall. They generally won't take your arm off unless you stick it out. Go Tim Tebow and company. Brad From: Joe P. > As you say, 'Gators aren't usually that interested in you as lunch. I > would think that since this was a night attack the gator probably was > unable to identify his prey as a human. > Mating time isn't good either. A bull gator is like a Moose or buck in > heat -- brains disappear. Buat also watch out once the young hatch. Mama > is very defensive. An acquaintance of mine in Florida, a botanist, had > his arm taken off a few years ago when he inadvertently got between some > younkers and Mama... > When I lived in Florida lo those many years ago, I paddled among them > without any feelings of trepidation. > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> >>>Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Another incidence of the "amusement park >>>syndrome" >>If people in Florida didn't swim in lakes and rivers where alligators >>live, there would be a lot of hot dry people in Florida. People and >>alligators share water all the time in the South, and alligator attacks >>are pretty rare. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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