Thread: Not Just in Florida

This picture was taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Wiessabout 90 miles north of Birmingham , Alabama !


The helicopter pilot and the game warden were in communication via radio's here is a transcript of their conversation.

'Air1 have you a visual on the gator, over'

'Approaching inlet now, over'

'Roger Air1'

'Gator sighted.. Looks like it has a s mall animal in its mouth. moving in, over'

'Roger Air1'

'Holy Crap it's a Deer!'

'confirm Air1.. did you say Deer?, Over'

'Roger.. a Deer in its mouth.. looks like a full sized buck.. that's a big gator, were gonna need more men, Over'

'Roger Air1..can you give me a idea on size of animal, over'

'Its big 25 feet at least, please advise Gator is heading to inlet.. do I pursue?, over'




That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth!

The deer was later found to be a mature Stag and was measured at 11feet!

Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Wiess ?!

If you ski at the west end of the lake -- try not to fall.



This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg , Alabama near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator - guess he wouldn't cooperate...

Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night.
Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house,
but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations.

'I didn't believe it,' Charles Rogers said, but they realized the stories were, if anything, understated.

Alabama Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast.
Joe Goff, 6'5' tall, a game warden, walks past the 28-foot, 1-inch alligator 8.5 metres he shot and killed in their back yard.

Those animals are the closest things to what things where like when we had the dinos roaming the earth. Can you imagine coming face to face with that beast. I wonder if there is any animal that could defeat an alligator of this size? Of course except the humans?

holy crap, that thing is big. Looks like about 100 purses and Cowboy boots!!!

That is some scary $hit.

the gator in the last pic is not 28ft - that's impossible. it's more like 13-14ft (which is still HUGE) - i remember reading this somewhere.


i grew up in Florida and i grew up in FEAR of alligators. i've had 3 way-too-close-encounters that have made me permanently afraid of any water that is not clear.

don't like sharks (no close encounters, but they do live in the water) nor rattlesnakes (1 near-death encounter) either!

- chuck

Used to see 4-6ft gators show up in the small man made lake behind my grandparents house all the time...they were so close to a major waterway every time one was removed another would show up to take its place. Wish they hadnt retired from NYC to FL before I was old enough to enjoy the city life because aside from going to the beach there is NOTHING f'n do in tampa, arg!

Originally Posted by carendt242

the gator in the last pic is not 28ft - that's impossible. it's more like 13-14ft (which is still HUGE) - i remember reading this somewhere.


i grew up in Florida and i grew up in FEAR of alligators. i've had 3 way-too-close-encounters that have made me permanently afraid of any water that is not clear.

don't like sharks (no close encounters, but they do live in the water) nor rattlesnakes (1 near-death encounter) either!

- chuck

I dont know buddy the guy next to it is 6"5 the gators body looks to be about twice his size so your at 13" then the head and tail would be at least another 5 feet togther. I dont see 28" but i do see more then 13

Originally Posted by Jason A

I dont know buddy the guy next to it is 6"5 the gators body looks to be about twice his size so your at 13" then the head and tail would be at least another 5 feet togther. I dont see 28" but i do see more then 13

+1 The gator is being hung in a strange way. It wont show its full size. The tail is also cut off in that picture. 20+ is very possible and I believe it.

Originally Posted by C-M2

+1 The gator is being hung in a strange way. It wont show its full size. The tail is also cut off in that picture. 20+ is very possible and I believe it.

You gave me a + WOW my day is now complete!

it's an advantageous angle - gators aren't that large. i don't even think crocs grow that long.
snopes.com: Giant Alligator

not to diminish that picture at all - if you've ever seen a 10+ ft gator in real life, it is f****** scary, even in a boat.

- chuck