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Rishvol said:
Global warming leads to warmer water temps. Large reptiles need the warmer water to be more active. The waters in the Tennessee River system haven't gotten warmer so the only logical explanation from there is an abundance of food and territory.
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Another confirmation of your theory comes from the South Carolina lowcountry. Over the years gators have been growing in number and territory there. Obviously migrating up due to ample food sources and extremely rural territory with a lot water access. This past winter was the coldest and extended for a much longer time than in decades. Result - farmers, hunters, fishermen, and SCNR have been finding dead gator carcasses more than has ever been recorded.
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
So not one person has been bit by a gator there?
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I think there has only been one fatality in the state in the last 70 years and there are over 250,000 alligators here roughly. I can't find the exact number of people attacked by alligators, but I remember reading once that it was only a handful since we were a colony.
 
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Rishvol said:
People will claim "global warming" but it's more due to an abundant food source and less competition for territory, food , and mates
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I'm pretty sure it would be from somebody releasing one near there. The major rivers right now are still cold as the dickens. Global warming is happening, but not yet to the degree that there is continuous gator habitat from South Louisiana to West TN. :no1:
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
So I shouldn't have to worry about my toddler swimming on the sand bar at the lake? Nah. I'll do my part in killing any that I see. But families on the lake don't wanna have to worry about that crap. However I know it will be a rarity, and I'll prob never see one. But it's dead if I do. Damn the law.
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Ridiculous. This is what happens when fear and ignorance makes decisions. This is why California golden bears are extinct, and why brown bears have been pushed north to Wind River in Wyoming. Plenty more examples.

Humans will be alright if one or two gators make a home in Tennessee. The water is too cold though, so i dont expect they'd stay long.

How bout that shark in Northern Alabama? Maybe we should form a posse?
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
I'm pretty sure it would be from somebody releasing one near there. The major rivers right now are still cold as the dickens. Global warming is happening, but not yet to the degree that there is continuous gator habitat from South Louisiana to West TN. :no1:
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Honestly that's the best explanation and more than likely the truth. I've been hearing that some seem to think it's a natural immigration
 
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volswitten1 said:
Gators are usually scared of humans but crocodiles will eat you.
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So the kid that got killed at a Disney park wasn't killed by an alligator? They don't belong here, and I'll do my part to keep it that way. They will have all the food they can eat with all the Asian Carp around here.. they will get big if given the opportunity
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
So the kid that got killed at a Disney park wasn't killed by an alligator? They don't belong here, and I'll do my part to keep it that way. They will have all the food they can eat with all the Asian Caro around here.. they will get big if given the opportunity
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They only grow a inch a year after 6 years than about a 1/3rd of that after 10. Alligators do not attack humans unless provoked. They do not like eating anything bigger than them due to the energy it takes to digest it. If a Alligator goes to chase you, run 10 yards and it won’t move for a week. (on land that it is). Bear attacks are more common that Alligator. Climate is changing & they was here a long time before we was. So, they do belong here.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
They only grow a inch a year after 6 years than about a 1/3rd of that after 10. Alligators do not attack humans unless provoked. They do not like eating anything bigger than them due to the energy it takes to digest it. If a Alligator goes to chase you, run 10 yards and it won’t move for a week. (on land that it is). Bear attacks are more common that Alligator. Climate is changing & they was here a long time before we was. So, they do belong here.
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Lol. I ain't worried about them on land . I'm worried about them when my 4 year old is playing in the water at the lake. Freaking tree huggers.. not like they are on the verge of extinction. Y'all can keep them damn things down there. And a 7 foot gator like the one on video from TWRA would have no problem attacking a toddler.
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
Lol. I ain't worried about them on land . I'm worried about them when my 4 year old is playing in the water at the lake. Freaking tree huggers.. not like they are on the verge of extinction. Y'all can keep them damn things down there. And a 7 foot gator like the one on video from TWRA would have no problem attacking a toddler.
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I’m not a tree hugger🤙🏼

No worse that a water moccasin. In context, they attack more often as well. If you visit Florida you’re more likely to get a flesh eating bacteria & they are, Florida has a lottery system to hunt them.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
I’m not a tree hugger🤙🏼

No worse that a water moccasin. In context, they attack more often as well. If you visit Florida you’re more likely to get a flesh eating bacteria & they are, Florida has a lottery system to hunt them.
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And I 'll kill a moccasin if I see that. A snake attack won't kill either .......
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
Lol. I ain't worried about them on land . I'm worried about them when my 4 year old is playing in the water at the lake. Freaking tree huggers.. not like they are on the verge of extinction. Y'all can keep them damn things down there. And a 7 foot gator like the one on video from TWRA would have no problem attacking a toddler.
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And for arguments sake, If you haven’t watched the show “Swamp people” they have to bait them to get them to attack.

Alligators cannot “attack” under water do to the flap in the back of there throat opening up. They’ll clamp down on your foot as they usually submerge under the mud and leave there mouth open. Again, leading back to swamp people. They set hooks above water. A 7 footer has a bite pressure like a fridge falling on top of you from 6 inches off the ground. They’ll try to roll but easily be stopped if you are nearby which you should be with a toddler. You’ve got Crocs on the brain. I’d agree with you on that but there two different species.
 
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I got in a small pond with 100 alligators every day catching three to do shows and pictures with.

I was never attacked. Bitten? Yes. Due to them being cornered and not using the proper technique.
 
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If you do encounter one here’s some advice. Throw a shirt over it’s eyes and get in it’s blind spot. (Directly behind the last scout before the tail) and jump on its neck holding its head down unto proper authorities can get there.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
I got in a small pond with 100 alligators every day catching three to do shows and pictures with.

I was never attacked. Bitten? Yes. Due to them being cornered and not using the proper technique.
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Dude. My dog was bit by a moccasin and lived. And the boy was killed at Disney by a 7ft gator iirc. You cannot sit there and tell me you would be fine with swimming with gators
 
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rocktopper16 said:
If you do encounter one here’s some advice. Throw a shirt over it’s eyes and get in it’s blind spot. (Directly behind the last scout before the tail) and jump on its neck holding its head down unto proper authorities can get there.
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rocktopper16 said:
If you do encounter one here’s some advice. Throw a shirt over it’s eyes and get in it’s blind spot. (Directly behind the last scout before the tail) and jump on its neck holding its head down unto proper authorities can get there.
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I get what your saying. I assume you don't have kids. Kids that live for lake season and swimming. I understand the deal with sharks and ocean. That's their habitat. But not here in our lakes with gators. The Disney thing really hit home with me because my son is the same age as that boy. I'm just tryin to keep my son safe while he does what he loves
 
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OrangeBlood4life said:
I get what your saying. I assume you don't have kids. Kids that live for lake season and swimming. I understand the deal with sharks and ocean. That's their habitat. But not here in our lakes with gators. The Disney thing really hit home with me because my son is the same age as that boy. I'm just tryin to keep my son safe while he does what he loves
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I have 3 kids. I don’t follow the media. I know about the story and have read reports of diffracting stories. You can keep your son safe. I promise you. It’s a measly 7 foot gator that’s going to take off when it sees you & your boy. They are scared of humans. Alligators have been in parts of North Georgia & Alabama for awhile. This isn’t the first sighting here in Tennessee. We are there habitat.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
I have 3 kids. I don’t follow the media. I know about the story and have read reports of diffracting stories. You can keep your son safe. I promise you. It’s a measly 7 foot gator that’s going to take off when it sees you & your boy. They are scared of humans. Alligators have been in parts of North Georgia & Alabama for awhile. This isn’t the first sighting here in Tennessee. We are there habitat.
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So how can there be conflicting stories. Did he get attacked by an alligator?? Yes. So it can happen. Hopefully it's just a handful of em here. Probably nothing to get worked up over. But I will be carrying my pistol and some rope on the boat just in case. I will be doing my research on the event I ever encounter one..
 
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rocktopper16 said:
If you do encounter one here’s some advice. Throw a shirt over it’s eyes and get in it’s blind spot. (Directly behind the last scout before the tail) and jump on its neck holding its head down unto proper authorities can get there.
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I want to meet you. We have 20+ Gators in our development in sarasota. MY sons could learn a lot from you.
 
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