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Welcome to Florida
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:53 pm
by GulfBreezer
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!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:56 pm
by GulfBreezer
Sorry pics are so big..............I tried to get them smaller but it didn't work obviously!!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:00 pm
by hunter84
makes me realize snow isn't all that bad
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:05 pm
by David
Lol. 2 in 1 punch. Duct tape was probably all they had, unless they were going to screw it shut.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:38 pm
by Lindaloo
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:44 pm
by breeze
Holy Crapola, Batman!
I sometimes gripe about MY job???? :o
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:15 pm
by Southernmost Weather
Man, glad those things live on the mainland and not down here in the Keys!!!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:43 pm
by ColdFront77
Wow! -- and I will be at Orlando International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
:o
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:51 pm
by mf_dolphin
Those are just Florida pets! LOL
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:55 pm
by streetsoldier
That's about what I'd expect to find under Coppertop's bed... :o
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:37 pm
by azskyman
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 11:57 pm
by pojo
I don't mind the gator...but the snake has to go!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 12:01 am
by furluvcats
Don't forget the sharks....
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:25 am
by Amanzi
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
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:56 am
by firefighter16
I agree with Hunter. I don't mind the snow much either now.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 3:52 pm
by Lake Effect1
mmmmm, lots a gator on a stick there!!!lol.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:01 pm
by GulfBreezer
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.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:12 pm
by therock1811
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!