WAR!!! Australia V Canada.

[Anonymous]

That is my understanding also



Mostly gators in Florida but there are some salt , or rather brackish, water crocks  on the East Coast and they are bad news for anyone near them



Some of the picnicking we did in Florida parks makes me shiver now that I know how fast gators are off the line. Later, got to see one take off from a water hole from a distance and it was scary quick on the draw. They poop out after 60 or so feet but accelerate very fast off the line

I go to Florida every winter to play golf. Alligators are ubiquitous throughout the state and they are impressive sprinters. I have yet to  see a croc in the sunshine state. And I am okay with that.

[Bricktop]

Crocs are pure evil, and Australian saltwater crocs are supreme amongst them. They grow to massive size, and the pressure of their jaws is unbelievable.



However, they are bigger and heavier than gators, with shorter legs, so out of water they are reasonable cumbersome in comparison. Not that I'd want to put it to the test...but virtually all crocodile attacks here occur in water or near the water's edge.



We also have freshwater crocodiles but they are much smaller. They nest on land, and are reasonably timid unless you stumble upon their nesting site. They can be blindingly fast.

[cc]

Good info Brick, thanks

That is my understanding also



Mostly gators in Florida but there are some salt , or rather brackish, water crocks  on the East Coast and they are bad news for anyone near them



Some of the picnicking we did in Florida parks makes me shiver now that I know how fast gators are off the line. Later, got to see one take off from a water hole from a distance and it was scary quick on the draw. They poop out after 60 or so feet but accelerate very fast off the line

I go to Florida every winter to play golf. Alligators are ubiquitous throughout the state and they are impressive sprinters. I have yet to  see a croc in the sunshine state. And I am okay with that.

You won't see crocks except in East Coast brackish (diluted salt) waters.

Golf rule for Florida > Do not go into pond to hit ball from edge. Most every pond has a gator and most ponds are not clear water



A Florida Cracker" friend took us out to fish for big mouth bass. I casted a lure with lots of large treble hooks on it.  I had about a beauty 5 pounder on the line .. tail-walking on top of the water like a pro to throw the hook .. friend said he saw the wash of a gator following it and said "if you want to see a small gator up close, let out some line .. I did and out of nowhere a small gator grabbed the bass and got hooked .. I was able to slowly play it in for about 1/2 hour or more after tiring it. It was about 5 ft long.



He put it on its back and and rubbed its belly and it went to sleep, laffingly telling us that the "rub a gators belly and he will fall asleep" trick is bunk ... that on their backs the blood / brain mix is thrown off and it will die unless it rights itself before passing out. The belly rub is show only. It went to sleep and of course we put it upright and back in the water long before damage was done  .. . but not before he talked me into rubbing its belly.



So I can honestly say that I caught a gator with a spinning rod & reel and light test line

[Bricktop]

Rub anyone's belly and they will go to sleep!!!

[cc]

lol ... my guy gets turned on .... then, anything including just breathing turns him on

[Bricktop]

Damn. No effort required...lucky girl.

[cc]

True. I am lucky. I know and appreciate that



Then, he is lucky in that area also, eh?  

[Bricktop]

Clearly!!!

[realgrimm]

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[Bricktop]

That pic just BEGS for a caption;



"Gees...the food portions get smaller every day".

[Anonymous]

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[Harry]

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That was the Los Angeles Alligator Farm that existed from 1907 until 1953.



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The farm was moved to Buena Park in 1953, where it was renamed the California Alligator Park.  It finally closed in 1984.

[Anonymous]

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That was the Los Angeles Alligator Farm that existed from 1907 until 1953.



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The farm was moved to Buena Park in 1953, where it was renamed the California Alligator Park.  It finally closed in 1984.

I see, thank you Harry.

[realgrimm]

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[Anonymous]

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I've never seen a full sized alligator or crocodile at a zoo.