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Alligator on the beach??

#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:43 am

I didn't know they swam in the Gulf. Salt water?? *scratching head*

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/story ... 359cf48701

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Re: Alligator on the beach??

#2 Postby Guest » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:46 am

GalvestonDuck wrote:I didn't know they swam in the Gulf. Salt water?? *scratching head*

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/story ... 359cf48701

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maybe that is why he looks dead or is dead.
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#3 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:53 am

No, read the article. It didn't say anything about him being out of his natural environment (which is what I would have thought), only about the water being cold (not salty) and that he likely died of artificial means.

But I suppose one has to be backwoods to understand alligators, eh?
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#4 Postby Guest » Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:00 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:No, read the article. It didn't say anything about him being out of his natural environment (which is what I would have thought), only about the water being cold (not salty) and that he likely died of artificial means.

But I suppose one has to be backwoods to understand alligators, eh?


I guess so because I didn't get it. Sorry.
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:08 pm

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GalvestonDuck wrote:No, read the article. It didn't say anything about him being out of his natural environment (which is what I would have thought), only about the water being cold (not salty) and that he likely died of artificial means.

But I suppose one has to be backwoods to understand alligators, eh?


I guess so because I didn't get it. Sorry.


What's to "get?" It's a news article, not a joke.
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#6 Postby mikey mike » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:17 am

Don't believe the gom is their natural habitat.Probably wandered away from a bayou or river or something.Incidently,there are crocodiles that live in saltwater.I think they have them in Florida.
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#7 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:21 am

mikey mike wrote:Don't believe the gom is their natural habitat.Probably wandered away from a bayou or river or something.Incidently,there are crocodiles that live in saltwater.I think they have them in Florida.


Thanks, Mike, for actually addressing and answering my question. :)
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#8 Postby Scorpion » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:16 pm

Poor gator :cry: .
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#9 Postby Miss Mary » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:55 pm

Scorpion wrote:Poor gator :cry: .


I was waiting for a response like this! Because that was my first reaction - poor animal.

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#10 Postby Lindaloo » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:37 pm

They do get into the Gulf. Just like the Bullshark gets into fresh water. Both have tolerance to fresh and salt water. When a gator goes to the Gulf it is usually looking for warmer water.
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FL gators in Atlantic too

#11 Postby Windsong » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:55 pm

Yes, we do have them here. They CAN survive in the Atlantic, but perfer the brackish waters of the nearby rivers. A couple of years ago, there was a 13 footer swiming around the people at the Cocoa Beach Pier. Saying goes around here, if there is water...ANY kind of water...there are gators. Personally, I've only seen a few over the years, but those were all big ones.
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#12 Postby MGC » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:08 pm

I was on vacation in Panama City a few years ago. We were camping at St Andrews State Park. Near the jettie there is a shallow area created by Hurricane Opal. One day while we were there a small gator was swimming in the salty water. I asked a near by park ranger and he said the gators frequently take a salt water bath.......MGC
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