More Photos of Our Walk!!

Maggie's Mommy · 04-06-2007, 09:22 PM

This is what we saw at the waters edge this afternoon

Can you see the gators head and eyes??

This sign is posted at the lake in our subdivision:

This sign is several feet from the first sign:

bassetinkansas · 04-06-2007, 10:40 PM

what part of Florida do you live in i use to drive down ther once a week form here to haul mail i went to fort myers and made a pick up in miami then headed back to wichita

Barbie · 04-07-2007, 12:04 AM

Oh my goodness!!! I saw it!! Yikes! Not sure i could get used to that. Wow!

jallen9696 · 04-07-2007, 02:05 AM

Scary! I don't think that is a good place to fish or swim.

sadeyes2 · 04-07-2007, 07:00 AM

GEEZ!!!!!!! Unbelievable

: Never again will I complain about the odd fox in the back garden.

I've heard it said 'after a while you can get used to anything' but that is stretching it a bit.

Do they never come up on to that path? or get into people's back gardens?

I gather that they are a protected species.

Thanks, that was a real eye opener.

Maggie's Mommy · 04-07-2007, 08:20 AM

They are protected. It is taken very seriously. They have been seen up on the grassy hill, but not often. They like to sunbathe and stay down at the waters edge. Some people ignore the signs and wade in the water up to their calves fishing

Most people stand down near the edge when they fish but NO THANK YOU for me!! I'll pass. Our street is across the street from the walk. Our house is 3 houses up the block so Mr. Gator would have quite a distance to reach us. Also our backyard doesn't face water, just another neighbor!!

MissMolly · 04-07-2007, 10:06 AM

Ahh.. I can't see it.

Terry · 04-07-2007, 09:46 PM

Yikes!

That would make me nervous! I think we watch way too much TV and have a fear of being eaten alive (though that is probably one of the most unlikely ways to go). We Northerners have this unfounded idea that all bodies of water in the south are inhabited bygiant man-eating alligators. The most dangerous reptiles we have to worry about around here are rat snakes. They are aggressive but harmless. It's rumored that there are rattlesnakes here, too, but the last confirmed sighting of a rattlesnake in our town was in the late forties.

I hear that you also have mosquitos the size of small birds n Florida...

Louise · 04-07-2007, 09:51 PM

I can't see it either... I'd be dead LOL!

Lou

mgbrown66 · 04-09-2007, 02:32 PM

hehe.

I know I would have to be awfully drunk to want to 'molest' an alligator.

04-06-2007, 10:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
bassetinkansas Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 40	what part of Florida do you live in i use to drive down ther once a week form here to haul mail i went to fort myers and made a pick up in miami then headed back to wichita __________________ anthony peck ks

04-07-2007, 12:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Barbie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 140	Oh my goodness!!! I saw it!! Yikes! Not sure i could get used to that. Wow! __________________ Cheers! Barb.

04-07-2007, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
jallen9696 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kingsville, Maryland Posts: 59	Scary! I don't think that is a good place to fish or swim. __________________ Katie and Moosie's Mom

04-07-2007, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
MissMolly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 266	Ahh.. I can't see it. __________________ Andy, Amanda & Molly www.mrsamandawheeler.blogspot.com http://www.firstgiving.com/Wheelers

04-07-2007, 09:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Terry Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Tiverton, RI, USA Posts: 3,525	Yikes! That would make me nervous! I think we watch way too much TV and have a fear of being eaten alive (though that is probably one of the most unlikely ways to go). We Northerners have this unfounded idea that all bodies of water in the south are inhabited bygiant man-eating alligators. The most dangerous reptiles we have to worry about around here are rat snakes. They are aggressive but harmless. It's rumored that there are rattlesnakes here, too, but the last confirmed sighting of a rattlesnake in our town was in the late forties. I hear that you also have mosquitos the size of small birds n Florida... __________________ Moe and Terry "Don't worry, be happy"

04-06-2007, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maggie's Mommy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 775	This is what we saw at the waters edge this afternoon Can you see the gators head and eyes?? This sign is posted at the lake in our subdivision: This sign is several feet from the first sign:

04-07-2007, 07:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
sadeyes2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: glasgow Posts: 589	GEEZ!!!!!!! Unbelievable : Never again will I complain about the odd fox in the back garden. I've heard it said 'after a while you can get used to anything' but that is stretching it a bit. Do they never come up on to that path? or get into people's back gardens? I gather that they are a protected species. Thanks, that was a real eye opener.

04-07-2007, 08:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Maggie's Mommy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 775	They are protected. It is taken very seriously. They have been seen up on the grassy hill, but not often. They like to sunbathe and stay down at the waters edge. Some people ignore the signs and wade in the water up to their calves fishing Most people stand down near the edge when they fish but NO THANK YOU for me!! I'll pass. Our street is across the street from the walk. Our house is 3 houses up the block so Mr. Gator would have quite a distance to reach us. Also our backyard doesn't face water, just another neighbor!!

04-07-2007, 09:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Louise Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 284	I can't see it either... I'd be dead LOL! Lou

04-09-2007, 02:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
mgbrown66 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 316	hehe. I know I would have to be awfully drunk to want to 'molest' an alligator.

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