Sunday, February 21, 2010

From Sue Lenz #1


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Posted by Buckles at 2/21/2010 05:51:00 AM

4 comments:

Buckles said...

I remember Chico telling me that he had bought home on 14 acres of property nearby dominated by a 10 acre lake.
Yesterday I asked him if he had any problems with alligators and he said, "No problem at all, when we get too many the Wild Life people take some away, there are three of four regulars that remain." He named them off.

21 February, 2010 07:32
Anonymous said...

The fellow in the photo either has alot of upper body tatoos or he wasn't fast enough in at least one prior escapade.

Paul G.

21 February, 2010 11:49
Richard Reynolds said...

Where were these photos taken?

The animal looks like a crocodile. Note the long tapering jaws.

Perhaps it is a Nile from Africa. This sort of behavior is typical for Niles and Saltys, but seems a bit too aggressive for American alligators.

Keepers have reported being able to go into reptile house enclosures with alligators to clean their pools etc. with the gators just laying there passively. But not with Nile crocs or saltys. They will attack with lightening speed.

Reptile houses built in the 1930s -1950s often had inndoor croc and gator enclosures (pools and dry land areas). But, in a major design flaw, they had no off exhibit pen in which the big saurians could be enticed with bait so that the keepers could clean the exhibit areas.

So, the guy had to go in with the monster right there. A rat on a rope would be used to divert attention while the guy carried a broom or rake to fend off an attack. But that sometimes did not work.

The National Zoo had a big ca 15-ft salt water called “Biggie.” He was certifiably aggressive. One day his keeper just managed to get out the pen with the beast’s jaws snapping shut with a bang, just missing his arm.

21 February, 2010 15:35
Buckles said...

Photos 2&3 were obviously staged, all the lady in the car had to do was drive away and the gent in picture #3 had enough padding in his suit to protect himself from the crock in this picture.

21 February, 2010 15:50

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