Locals in Florida know you do not swim in freshwater anywhere, except for shallow springs where you go tubing. Alligators are everywhere.
If you go to Shark Valley in Everglades National Park, you can find dozens of them sunbathing along the 17-mile bike path. Most will let you stand nearby so someone can take your photo ... Gators have been found in swimming pools, regularly eat dogs chained in canalfront backyards and can be seen on nearly every golf course in the state. Unfortunately, they have not yet learned to kill the pythons and boas that stupid pet owners let loose in the Everglades. Saltwater can be interesting, too. In addition to sharks - - including many bulls and hammerheads -- we have Florida crocodiles and all sorts of rays that hide in the sand until you step on them, after which they attack you. A few years ago, one ray jumped onto a boat in Hillsboro Inlet and speared a guy in the heart. Somehow, virtually everyone manages to survive ... Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date:07/28/2016 1:02 PM (GMT-05:00) To: RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net> Cc: "Dennis C." <capt...@gmail.com>,cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Could this happen at your yacht club? No way. This guy is waaay smaller than the one I saw from Touche' in the spring. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:39 AM, RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net> wrote: Dennis maybe that's the same gator that was in the water in that photo of Touche' you posted a while back :) Nothing like that at my yacht club. Though we do have a family of beavers living in the marina. Fortunately they are not chewing down trees and building dams across the channels :) Cheers, Randy From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CnClist" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Dennis" <capt...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 9:49:13 AM Subject: Stus-List Could this happen at your yacht club? This was across the street from my yacht club. I usually park in the parking lot shown. <http://www.wafb.com/story/32557023/police-catch-gator-lurking-by-lakefront> Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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