March 5, 2008: Sic 'em Salty

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Brianna

I have an unnatural fear of crocs and 'gators. I must have been eaten by one in a previous life.

I hate all water dewllers--except dolphins, nice whales (not those Killer things) seals, penguins and the Lady of the Lake. All the rest can piss off. Esp. the ones with tentacles and sharp, viscious teeth that want to bite me.

There is a significant difference between Gators and Crocs. There is only one place in the US that has crocs and it is on the very tip of lower FL. The American Gator is quite docile unless you get near a nesting female. My kids water ski past them on our local river. People do get killed by them but they are the ones that are usually the ones in ponds that are near people who feed them, which you should not do. They will eat a small child or pet if they are not being tended to near gators, that would be dangerous. We eat gator tail every year and it is pretty good.