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#1 Postby GulfBreezer » Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:53 pm

A Florida Power & Light crew putting in lines for an addition to the
Orlando International Airport found the following in a culvert they were
using...

The gator is 18' 2" long. The rattlesnake roundup totaled 87!
P&L shared these pictures with the local OSP Engineering team.

Please note: They subdued that monster with duct tape! It does do
anything!
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#2 Postby GulfBreezer » Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:56 pm

Sorry pics are so big..............I tried to get them smaller but it didn't work obviously!! :lol:
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#3 Postby hunter84 » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:00 pm

makes me realize snow isn't all that bad
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#4 Postby David » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:05 pm

Lol. 2 in 1 punch. Duct tape was probably all they had, unless they were going to screw it shut. :lol:
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#5 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:38 pm

Saw a gator just like him at Sea World. Actually I believe it is a crocodile. Regardless, his size is enough said for me. sheesh.
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#6 Postby breeze » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:44 pm

Holy Crapola, Batman!

I sometimes gripe about MY job???? :o
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#7 Postby Southernmost Weather » Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:15 pm

Man, glad those things live on the mainland and not down here in the Keys!!!
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#8 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:43 pm

Wow! -- and I will be at Orlando International Airport Tuesday afternoon. :) :o
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#9 Postby mf_dolphin » Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:51 pm

Those are just Florida pets! LOL ;-)
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#10 Postby streetsoldier » Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:55 pm

That's about what I'd expect to find under Coppertop's bed... :o
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#11 Postby azskyman » Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:37 pm

Here in Arizona we don't see many critters, but when you do..you remember them!

Would definitely not get the camera out to take either of those photos.
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#12 Postby pojo » Fri Jun 06, 2003 11:57 pm

I don't mind the gator...but the snake has to go!
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#13 Postby furluvcats » Sat Jun 07, 2003 12:01 am

Don't forget the sharks....
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#14 Postby Amanzi » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:25 am

LOL.. Sounds like a pretty normal day here In FL.. Snakes, I have a very large rattlesnake, some water moccasins hanging around at the back of my property, and of course the baby gator loves to sun himself on the bank of the creek. We wont go into details about the sharks having lunch on the unsuspecting bathers.... In South Africa they have shark nets, which keeps things pretty safe for swimmers, very rarely is there ever an attack.

MAN I thought Living in Africa was wild...!!!!! Even the flies eat you here in FL :o
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#15 Postby firefighter16 » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:56 am

I agree with Hunter. I don't mind the snow much either now. :)
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#16 Postby Lake Effect1 » Sat Jun 07, 2003 3:52 pm

mmmmm, lots a gator on a stick there!!!lol.
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#17 Postby GulfBreezer » Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:01 pm

Gator meat is awesome too! That one could feed a whole country, I say chop it up and send it to Iraq as part of the humanitarian effort. :D
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#18 Postby therock1811 » Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:12 pm

87 snakes and one 18 foot 2 inch long alligator?!?!?!?! That is one thing I won't mess with when I'm there 1 week from tomorrow!
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