On May 28, 1:24*pm, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 04:46:24 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Damned snowbirds. If you're going to be afraid of a small gator, you
shouldn't live in the south.

I have a snapping turtle only six inches length of shell, but I am
very very careful to keep my hands clear. I named him " Boltcutter "
They grow to hundreds of pounds, and they all have industrial
machinery for a mouth. A big one can snip a hand right off.

Casady

Loogy, apparently, missed the point of the news article. There are
thousands of gators in north Florida. But the heavy rain caused
flooding, and the gator in question found himself where he shouldn't
be...in a restaurant and...not on the menu.

Uh, no, although you missed the point of my reply by a long shot.
Let's see, I lived in central Florida for, oh, about 20 years. During
that time I fished, swam in natural ponds, canoed the swamps, camped
in the swamps, etc. Anybody that has done such knows how to handle
gators enough to shoo them off.