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I thought this guy was dead...it looked like his eye-socket was just a black hole. He (?) was soooooooo still.
I quickly found out he was very much alive, as I was inching closer & leaning in to get another shot...I heard this deafening "THWACK!" as the gator slapped his tail on the water...and when I looked up from the camera (as I was scrambling up the bank in heels and a dress), thankfully, the gator was swimming away...
I haven't laughed that hard (at myself) in a very long time!
 
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WOW! hehe. I have a couple snakes that always teach me. I was fumbling a little bit earlier tonight during feeding. I looked away from her for a moment and immediately reminded myself, "You aren't watching her"

VERY cool pic, btw!
 
A few years back we used to get a 3-4 ft gator in our pond right around this time of year. There is a creek behind my house that runs off a series of lakes. Never could figure why he liked my fenced in yard that had a few dogs running loose!
The first time we found him, it kind of freaked me out, but after the 2nd year we got used to it.
 
thanks!

Uroboros said:
WOW! hehe. I have a couple snakes that always teach me. I was fumbling a little bit earlier tonight during feeding. I looked away from her for a moment and immediately reminded myself, "You aren't watching her"

VERY cool pic, btw!
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It's an eerie feeling when you realize that taking your eyes off of something like a snake (or a gator) can cause some serious repercussions. I thanked the good Lord that the gator went in the OPPOSITE direction, rather than the bait that was so close!
 
I was on my way home from church...and that's the only time I can be caught in a dress! Fortunately, no one else was close enough or had a camera to catch that show...I laughed because I could only imagine how hilarious the whole scene would be to anyone who might've been lucky (?) enough to see it!
From now on, no more shortcuts through parks after church...
 
I may have to go for the re-enactment on film...and have my son do his best Steve Erwin narration...
"Crikey, what we 'ave 'ere, be careful, now...that bloke's gonna make a meal of 'er..."
 
that sounded scary but i dont think i would get close to what i think is a dead croc,until i made sure because they are stealthy and we all know what happens when you get to close for comfort:>poke2<:
 
Sometimes, when you're lucky, you get a good shot AND a good laugh at yourself...but yes, it was a valuable lesson learned. I can almost guarantee that I won't be getting that close to another gator unless I'm properly dressed for the ocassion!
 
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