[greeferweq]

not sure if this belongs here or off topic so move it if so but ... wow this guy is lucky to be alive ...hope its not a repost

http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/...-attack-050112

A Florida golfer got a lucky escape after he was grabbed by a 9-foot (2.7-meter) alligator as he went to recover his ball.



Albert Miller, 75, was set upon by the reptile at Lake Ashton Golf and Country Club in Lake Wales last week, The Ledger newspaper reported Monday.
Miller was playing golf with three friends when he hit a bad shot on the 15th hole and went to collect his ball from a pond.
As he turned to leave, the alligator launched itself out of the water and sank its teeth into Miller's left knee. His friends rushed to his aid and clung on to his arms as the animal thrashed wildly and attempted to pull him into the water.
Miller said, "He let me go. I was three feet from my life. He had me submerged up to my belt buckle. That was my miracle of the month."
The senior citizen required 40 stitches to close a 10-inch (25 centimeter) cut and two other wounds.
He added, "He just filleted me. You could see into the bone."
Gary Morse, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said trappers captured the alligator. It weighed approximately 190 pounds (86 kilograms).
Investigators discovered another 6-foot (1.83-meter) alligator in the pond. They said the captured alligator was illegally fed.

[ñàéäèíã]

funk that....if my ball goes near water in FL I'm taking the penalty

[derty]

funk that....if my ball goes near water in FL I'm taking the penalty

Dont let Steele see this...I already have him jumpy because I have been toying with the little 4-5 gators...when one of the big ones are around I don't get close enough to them.

Pfft...I just reread that...9 feet...that's a baby....this one is 15 feet

[IssuessBratte]

What an idiot. Gators aren't the sneakiest creatures so I'm guessing this fellow was being pretty dumb or it was a fed gator. Don't feed animals!

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[lollypopz]

funk that....if my ball goes near water in FL I'm taking the penalty

2nd that!

[Clilmence]

What an idiot. Gators aren't the sneakiest creatures so I'm guessing this fellow was being pretty dumb or it was a fed gator. Don't feed animals!

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Not sure about that. Their entire hunting tacit is based on sneaking up on their prey.

[ñàéäèíã]

just the opposite dude...they're not octopus smart but there's a reason they're still around since the age of the dinosaurs

What an idiot. Gators aren't the sneakiest creatures so I'm guessing this fellow was being pretty dumb or it was a fed gator. Don't feed animals!

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[IssuessBratte]

Not sure about that. Their entire hunting tacit is based on sneaking up on their prey.

Actually its not, they lie and wait. Pretty easy to spot them. Plus who just waddles down to the waters edge without a good look around? You can get balls at the store, new legs are harder to come by.

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[hHwJ229h]

This has me thinking about my buddies. Poor bastages would be gone, I'm not fighting off a gator.

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Alligators are my all time least favorite animal. Freekin' a.

[greeferweq]

Actually its not, they lie and wait. Pretty easy to spot them. Plus who just waddles down to the waters edge without a good look around? You can get balls at the store, new legs are harder to come by.

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gators do more then lie and wait they are ambush predators


http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/beas...-predator.html

[wonceinee]

SW needs to do his job better.

[IssuessBratte]

gators do more then lie and wait they are ambush predators


http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/beas...-predator.html

Hmmm I guess I'll defer to discovery channel versus my daily work experience

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[sarasaraseda]

So glad we dont have anything like that out here. Glad that guy is alive!

[Prealiitellg]

The article in the local paper said the gator had been fed by residents... idiots.

[Buhoutsoupfap]

lol at people who know more about alligators than SW. Hey, Danny, have you ever seen an alligator? What about those pythons that are breeding like rabbits down there? I saw that on Animal Planet.

Kevin

[Retapleapse]

I bet SW could wrestle a gator and win.

[Xiciljed]

He shoulda wrasstled that gator into submission. Lol. Good that he got away though.

[IssuessBratte]

lol at people who know more about alligators than SW. Hey, Danny, have you ever seen an alligator? What about those pythons that are breeding like rabbits down there? I saw that on Animal Planet.

Kevin

They're everywhere, I hack my way through them just to get to my office. Samuel Jackson wouldnt be happy.

I bet SW could wrestle a gator and win.

I leave that to the Indians, they've cornered the market. We do have to move them out of the roads often though. They don't like it when you poke em with sticks. I have a big stick.

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[derty]

I hope its a REALLY BIG Stick...LOL

I don't mess with the big ones...