sleuthin4fun
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if I did it correctly.
Welcome. It's amazing just how many more fatalities there have been this decade compared to previous ones!sleuthin4fun said:Thanks, I wasn't sure if I did it correctly.
I have a bobcat in my neighborhood. Just saw him cruising the hillside yesterday. We all seem to peacefully co-exist...for now.GrayWolf said:After seeing all these pictures of gators and hearing about all these attacks, I think I'm going to rethink my position on our cold Canadian winters - no gators here!!!
I know that alligators are common in Fla. but just yesterday, I received an email from a friend. The email contained 2 shots of an alligator that's taken up residence in Lake Murray, SC; I didn't know they were in SC too.
In the pictures, the gator had a full grown adult deer in it's mouth. The pictures were taken by an overhead news crew. It was one big gator and it moved that deer through the water effortlessly.
Absolutely terrifying to me. After those pictures and all these awful stories, I will never again complain about an eel being in the lake where I swim.
This wolf will stay in bear territory, at least with bears, you stand half a chance as long as you don't get between a mama and her cub. There were 2 yearling bears hanging around my daughter's school this past week. We're still waiting to find out if they've been separated from their mama or if she was hit by a car. Either way, they are going to have to move those bears.
When I moved into my first house in Marietta, Ga, we were co-existing with a bobcat. The shrieks were chilling but he moved on. So, I am amendable to most situations. This 10' gator stuff backs me into a corner.JBean said:I have a bobcat in my neighborhood. Just saw him cruising the hillside yesterday. We all seem to peacefully co-exist...for now.
GrayWolf said:After seeing all these pictures of gators and hearing about all these attacks, I think I'm going to rethink my position on our cold Canadian winters - no gators here!!!
I know that alligators are common in Fla. but just yesterday, I received an email from a friend. The email contained 2 shots of an alligator that's taken up residence in Lake Murray, SC; I didn't know they were in SC too.
In the pictures, the gator had a full grown adult deer in it's mouth. The pictures were taken by an overhead news crew. It was one big gator and it moved that deer through the water effortlessly.
Absolutely terrifying to me. After those pictures and all these awful stories, I will never again complain about an eel being in the lake where I swim.
This wolf will stay in bear territory, at least with bears, you stand half a chance as long as you don't get between a mama and her cub. There were 2 yearling bears hanging around my daughter's school this past week. We're still waiting to find out if they've been separated from their mama or if she was hit by a car. Either way, they are going to have to move those bears.
Excuse me....concernedperson said:Then you didn't hear about the black bear that killed a little girl in Tennessee? Don't have a link right now but I am sure someone does. Wild animals are just that.
We are all so vulnerable. Whether it is relationships or cruising in the forests or other wilderness situations. We go forward by the grace of God.
I just pray a lot for everyone as there are no guarantees.No warrenty comes with life.
Thank you SD...SewingDeb said:We have gators in many states. I know they are common in the coastal regions of North and South Carolina, Georgia and probably many other states on the eastern coast of the US.
GrayWolf said:Excuse me....
I didn't say that bears NEVER kill humans and I don't need a link proving they do. Sheesh.
What I said was that I felt safer taking my chances with a bear as opposed to an alligator. OK?
I wasn't disputing the danger, I was expressing my own personal preference, if that's allowed, if not, I'll keep my opinions to myself in the future.
I was simply saying..... If some wild animal is looking at me like I'm it's breakfast, I'd rather it be a bear than a gator.![]()
Perhaps I'm wrong, but the comment, "Then you didn't hear about the black bear that killed a little girl in Tennessee?" sounded a little condescending to me.Nova said:I think CP was just chatting, GrayWolf, not actually challenging your opinion, much less your right to have one.
Personally I find bears much more frightening, but then I grew up with gators. Though a gator CAN outrun a man on land, he isn't likely to try. But mine is by no means a rational, well-considered opinion, just a case of being more afraid of what I don't know than what I do.
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GrayWolf said:Perhaps I'm wrong, but the comment, "Then you didn't hear about the black bear that killed a little girl in Tennessee?" sounded a little condescending to me.
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concernedperson said:But both manners of death are horrific to me.
I'll take the gator over the bear. I can't outrun a bear, LOL!GrayWolf said:If some wild animal is looking at me like I'm it's breakfast, I'd rather it be a bear than a gator.![]()
Don't screw with a raccoon, lol! They generally won't attack you, but they can be very mean! And sometimes rabid. Sorry, guess I am not helping with your fear, am I? :crazy:Nova said:Agreed.
Now can anyone help with my irrational fear of raccoons? I'm not actually phobic, but now that they show up in my yard in the dark with some regularity, they scare me.
An alligator can outrun a deer, so it would be safe to say that they can outrun humans. Also gators can leap great distances out of the water, so even if you were on a boat, you would be fair prey.GrayWolf said:After seeing all these pictures of gators and hearing about all these attacks, I think I'm going to rethink my position on our cold Canadian winters - no gators here!!!
I know that alligators are common in Fla. but just yesterday, I received an email from a friend. The email contained 2 shots of an alligator that's taken up residence in Lake Murray, SC; I didn't know they were in SC too.
In the pictures, the gator had a full grown adult deer in it's mouth. The pictures were taken by an overhead news crew. It was one big gator and it moved that deer through the water effortlessly.
Absolutely terrifying to me. After those pictures and all these awful stories, I will never again complain about an eel being in the lake where I swim.
This wolf will stay in bear territory, at least with bears, you stand half a chance as long as you don't get between a mama and her cub. There were 2 yearling bears hanging around my daughter's school this past week. We're still waiting to find out if they've been separated from their mama or if she was hit by a car. Either way, they are going to have to move those bears.
A gator cannot outrun a deer, LOL! They are ambush predators, THAT'S how they snag a deer! :crazy: And she said "staring at her looking for breakfast" so I took the ambush out of the equation.bakerprune64 said:An alligator can outrun a deer, so it would be safe to say that they can outrun humans. Also gators can leap great distances out of the water, so even if you were on a boat, you would be fair prey.
Dark Knight said:Don't screw with a raccoon, lol! They generally won't attack you, but they can be very mean! And sometimes rabid. Sorry, guess I am not helping with your fear, am I? :crazy: