[Leica] alligator territory

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 6/6/04 8:21 PM, "brad daly" <brad@bradbrad.com> wrote:

> 
> On Jun 6, 2004, at 8:18 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> Guess I'll retire in New England after all.
> 
> alligators are nasty beasts, indeed, especially after you've seen one
> up close and realize how big they are.  i grew up in the tennessee
> river valley of north alabama, and in the flatlands on either side of
> the river, there are significant alligator populations.  there are
> occasional human/alligator encounters.  a lot of nosy dogs go missing
> too.  if you live down there, you'll go through a succession of
> exploratory labrador retrievers before you finally realize you need a
> basset hound who'll stay on the porch.
> 
> --
> brad daly    


I heard they can run 40mph. I'd feel safer in the water. But they don't
climb trees so that would be plan A. At least the north American variety.




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