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Alligators in coastal dune lakes?
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m1a1mg
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This thread, post #3: http://sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/...about-Alligator-Lake?highlight=Alligator+Lake
beachmouse
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Have not seen, but definitely heard many of them in the lakes at Topsil SP.
Lake View Too
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I haven't seen an alligator in Eastern Lake, but I also haven't seen an eastern either...
Have seen one I Alligator Lake.
jnealy
Beach Lover
I saw an alligator swimming in Alligator Lake a couple of years ago. A friend whose dad has a house near the lake (on Alligator Cove) said they see them frequently. Several years ago an alligator was seen on the beach near Spooky Lane...pictures at http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/33811-Alligator-on-the-beach-(Photos)
I live on the northern shore of Western Lake and have seen many alligators over the years. Mostly during mating season bUt not always.
A couple of years ago, there was a rather large gator spotted in Western Lake and someone called the county. They dispatched the Gator Hunter and he set a couple of traps along the shore consisting of a large hook on a rope with a chicken impaled and tied to a tree. He asked that I check it every day and called me every day to see if it was still there.
One day, I went to look at the line and it was completely submerged and still. I called him and he came and pulled out a 10' gator. I have a great picture of Baba.peering at him in the bed of a truck.
So, yes, there are gators in our lakes!
A couple of years ago, there was a rather large gator spotted in Western Lake and someone called the county. They dispatched the Gator Hunter and he set a couple of traps along the shore consisting of a large hook on a rope with a chicken impaled and tied to a tree. He asked that I check it every day and called me every day to see if it was still there.
One day, I went to look at the line and it was completely submerged and still. I called him and he came and pulled out a 10' gator. I have a great picture of Baba.peering at him in the bed of a truck.
So, yes, there are gators in our lakes!
Kurt
Admin
Many lakes have gators all the time but the population is kept very low. They migrate so lakes that don't have any now will in the future. I doubt a gator would live long in Eastern Lake.
Seeing a gator in the surf is an amazing scene. So is Peach Creek with dolphins and alligators sharing the same water.
Seeing a gator in the surf is an amazing scene. So is Peach Creek with dolphins and alligators sharing the same water.
What do they sound like?