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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:36:55 PM EDT
[#1]
7 feet huh? I guess it's momma isn't too far away.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:37:07 PM EDT
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Lol, I see alligators larger than that almost every day and if you respect their space they're harmless.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:41:52 PM EDT
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Oh my god! 7 whole feet?!?!?!?
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:43:31 PM EDT
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Let me know when they get all the way up the Mississippi and are wearing ice skates...
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:44:07 PM EDT
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They are telling people to be on the look out for a 7 foot gator?
 Give me five minutes I'll go find one.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:45:04 PM EDT
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Lol, I see alligators larger than that almost every day and if you respect their space they're harmless. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:47:21 PM EDT
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If that is not proof of global warming I don't know what is
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:48:01 PM EDT
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Can they stop in Memphis for a moment to eat up the BBQ...
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:48:52 PM EDT
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7 feet.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:52:01 PM EDT
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7 feet. 
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:54:03 PM EDT
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They are telling people to be on the look out for a 7 foot gator? Give me five minutes I'll go find one.Quoted:
7 feet. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:55:19 PM EDT
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ya'll can take him back. While in my 10 ft kayak way far away from anything and one swirls next to you and takes off you will butt pucker too... I hate gators unless with hot sauce
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Posted: 3/28/2018 3:59:07 PM EDT
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Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator."
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:01:35 PM EDT
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7 feet huh? I guess it's momma isn't too far away. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:02:01 PM EDT
[#15]
7ft? That's barely dinner
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:05:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:06:06 PM EDT
[#17]
 Attached FileRight down the road from my place |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:06:36 PM EDT
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lol
amateurs |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:07:26 PM EDT
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Not even worth eating.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:07:36 PM EDT
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12-13 feet in the wild is a good size gator. You see them but not everyday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." 12 feet would be crazy to see for me. I think I've seen one in the wild, in GA |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:08:57 PM EDT
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I like how all the people who live with dinosaurs are saying omg its only 7 feet?
Yeah, we dont like living with fuckin dinosaurs up here |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:10:49 PM EDT
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7 feet WIDE they mean....
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:16:12 PM EDT
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That's the southern part of the county I live in.
Gators around here are a rarity - but it seems to be happening more. We had a manatee get lost up near here a few years ago |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:23:15 PM EDT
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12-13 feet in the wild is a good size gator. You see them but not everyday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:23:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: indeed there have been cases of 20 footers (or larger) recently in the Tennessee river.  I'd have to see that one before I believed it. That's saltwater croc territory.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:24:56 PM EDT
[#26]
7 foot doesn’t seem that big when talking about alligators
But that’s just me |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:26:11 PM EDT
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Somebody let loose a pet alligator that got too big into the reservoir next to where I live.
It's called Beaver Run Reservoir and is located in westmoreland county Pa. this was about 5-6 years ago at least. It was reported to be pretty big (5-6') and there was a grainy Loch Ness style photo in the tribune review I recall. It probably did not survive long ito it's first winter. But he would've had lots of fish to eat, while he was alive. No one is allowed to hunt or fish on the water authority property, but I know there are some massive pike, largemouth bass and should be smallmouth too, bluegills, carp, and even walleyes (we used to toss some in there from fishing trips to other lakes, years ago). The pike have to be enormous in there. The biggest I ever caught in there was 36" with a fly rod and a bunny bug. And missed a 40"+ one - or he missed on the strike. And in the mid 1980s I saw a 48" one a guy caught. With minimal fishing pressure, how big must some of the like be by now? I'd say as least as scary as that alligator was. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:27:16 PM EDT
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We deal with infrequent gators up here. Always rumors about sightings. Supposedly pets people can't manage anymore.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:29:23 PM EDT
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I've seen this movie before.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:31:53 PM EDT
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At 7 ' the gator is just starting to put on bulk, they grow in length fast for the first few years then start to slow down and get heavier instead of just longer.
A mature alligator can double it's double its weight while only increasing its length by about half. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:38:08 PM EDT
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Lol, that's a little one.. and probably only weighs around 250-300#
Average adult is around 10' I would think. Biggest we ever caught on the clock when I worked at the golf course on Lake Livingston was 11'-7" if I remember right. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:39:09 PM EDT
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They've been seen in Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties in Texas.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:39:41 PM EDT
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I'd have to see that one before I believed it. That's saltwater croc territory.Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: indeed there have been cases of 20 footers (or larger) recently in the Tennessee river. I'd have to see that one before I believed it. That's saltwater croc territory.Still pretty hard things to accurately measure... 
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:40:29 PM EDT
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It's Pangeas cat sheesh
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:44:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:44:56 PM EDT
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That's the southern part of the county I live in. Gators around here are a rarity - but it seems to be happening more. We had a manatee get lost up near here a few years ago FWIW the Wolf River Conservancy does great stuff, always liked that area. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:50:23 PM EDT
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20 foot is as big as salties get i believe. Still pretty hard things to accurately measure... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:51:01 PM EDT
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There are multiple gators in reelfoot lake. The Tennessee DNR keeps their locations a secret so they dont get poached.
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:52:04 PM EDT
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in the late 1700s there were reports of 40 footers (or more). they were nearly hunted to extinction and are now making a comeback. damn things can be HUUUUGEEE! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/9e/7e/7f9e7e9a1b3e47c79b36801ccdcf3107.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 3/28/2018 4:53:10 PM EDT
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We got a buch of aholes down here in Florida where if they see a 3 foot alligator in the canal or lake where no one swims, they call up the FWC to come and trap (kill) it then ask you in their whiny voices, 'did they trap an alligator today?' Or 'Did you see any alligators today?'
My response is one of two. Either 'They've been here for millions of years.' Or, 'I haven't seen any alligators in a long while.'
 The MS-13 Barbarian Eater from El Salvador!! 
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:15:20 PM EDT
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LOL. Gators...7'...
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:19:45 PM EDT
[#42]
7'
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:22:54 PM EDT
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in the late 1700s there were reports of 40 footers (or more). they were nearly hunted to extinction and are now making a comeback. damn things can be HUUUUGEEE! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7f/9e/7e/7f9e7e9a1b3e47c79b36801ccdcf3107.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:26:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:32:25 PM EDT
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Let me know when they are in the Ohio and green river.
Food time. |
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:38:05 PM EDT
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Those Memphis mid town hipsters kayaking the wolf are in for some fun lol
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:40:55 PM EDT
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I seem to recall hearing that they don't age - that they can live indefinitely if they stay healthy. Can anyone confirm this? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:42:12 PM EDT
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7 feet huh? I guess it's momma isn't too far away.
Does anyone know when the last journalist retired? 
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Posted: 3/28/2018 5:47:48 PM EDT
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Not true. Alligators can live well over a hundred years if they stay healthy, but they do age and they will eventually die of old age. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 3/28/2018 6:09:44 PM EDT
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Not like world record or anything, I could look that up. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Oh my god! 7 whole feet?!?!?!? Quoted:
They are telling people to be on the look out for a 7 foot gator? Give me five minutes I'll go find one.Quoted:
7 feet. But what size would a guy from LA or FL stop and point and say "Damn, that's a big alligator." |
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