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Jun 22, 2017 23:30:35   #
canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX
 
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/man-gets-too-close-for-comfort-with-mama-gator-on-la-chua-trail.

Check out this scene in Florida. I'm not too sure about that photographer's common sense (or lack of it).

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Jun 22, 2017 23:35:31   #
luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC
 
That is one unhappy gator!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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Jun 22, 2017 23:39:25   #
toolferone Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
It's called a zoom lens! :)

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Jun 22, 2017 23:53:44   #
royden Loc: Decatur, GA
 
Use that Nikon bridge camera that zooms to forever. It's safer.

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Jun 23, 2017 03:43:01   #
canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX
 
luvmypets wrote:
That is one unhappy gator!!! Thanks for sharing!!!


I thought people would get a kick out of it. Did you see the gator chomp down on that tripod?

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Jun 23, 2017 03:48:07   #
canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX
 
royden wrote:
Use that Nikon bridge camera that zooms to forever. It's safer.


I believe I would have used my 100-400mm zoom lens on that sucker, rather than get that close.

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Jun 23, 2017 03:51:00   #
canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX
 
toolferone wrote:
It's called a zoom lens! :)


A very useful tool in this situation!

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Jun 23, 2017 05:51:26   #
whitewolfowner
 
There is a moron on every corner these days. Wonder if the idiot is aware that the gator can out run him if he really wanted too.

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Jun 23, 2017 06:06:43   #
canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX
 
whitewolfowner wrote:
There is a moron on every corner these days. Wonder if the idiot is aware that the gator can out run him if he really wanted too.


I would like to know what was in his mind when he was preparing to capture his gator image.

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Jun 23, 2017 06:19:33   #
dfran Loc: Dallas, Pa
 
whitewolfowner wrote:
There is a moron on every corner these days. Wonder if the idiot is aware that the gator can out run him if he really wanted too.


The sad thing is, because this guy doesn't want to follow the rules, (stay on the boardwalk), if he gets attacked by the gator defending it's territory or nest, the gator will be put down because it attacked him!!!! The rules are there for a reason!!!!

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Jun 23, 2017 07:28:16   #
nikon_jon Loc: Northeast Arkansas
 
What a dummy! I would bet there are signs telling people not to get off the boardwalk.

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Jun 23, 2017 08:46:34   #
PRETENDER Loc: Micanopy,Florida
 
As we are aware there is a large percentage of our fellow homo sapiens who are certain signs and rules are for others then themselves. they try to cull their ranks, only not fast enough.

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Jun 23, 2017 09:08:07   #
docdish Loc: Saint Petersburg, FL
 
Gators need food too. Sometimes they thin out the gene pool.

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Jun 23, 2017 09:33:21   #
phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York
 
Dumb de dumb dumb...

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Jun 23, 2017 09:34:50   #
dfran Loc: Dallas, Pa
 
docdish wrote:
Gators need food too. Sometimes they thin out the gene pool.


Perfect candidate for the Darwin Awards.....just a matter of time!!!!

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