Actually, he was probably pretty safe. She'd probably have skedaddled
before he got to her. Gators are actually pretty laid back critters
most of the time. Also, amongst gators (and, I think, reptiles in
general) size is a big determinant with respect to getting attacked.
She was about 8 feet and perhaps 150 pounds which is almost as big as
any female ever gets. Bit from her point of view a 6 foot, 200 pound
man is not a guaranteed win. A 50 pound kid is another story. As it
would be if that gator wasn't Molly but 13 foot Sarge who normally lives
about 1/4 mile away and fathers most of her kids. I've no idea what
Sarge weighs but he could easily be 600 pounds if not 800.
After working there for 6 years I became reasonably comfortable around
gators as I came to understand their behavior as well as the behavior of
those habituated to people vs. the ones out in the glades who rarely if
ever see people. I prefer the latter every time.
Chuck Norcutt
Richard Lovison wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Another good shot. Your mention of the hours spent in a single pose
>> reminded me of a great blue story...
>
> Chuck,
>
> Thanks for looking, for your comments and for sharing your story. The
> part about the woman's observation of the heron was humorous though the
> part about the gentleman and Molly was a bit scary. He was fortunate
> you caught him before he discovered his error in judgment on his own.
>
> Richard
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