Monster Gator

[Rico]

This thing could have easily been made into a Sci-Fi Sat. night movie....

This picture was taken by a helicopter flying over Lake Wiess about 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 small 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, we are going to 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'



more info...

This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg, Alabama, near a house ! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator
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.

[sheldor]

Gator: Mmmmmm...tastes like chicken

Mon ami - dat iz a big gator!!

[billybob476]

I'm pretty sure there ALREADY was a sci fi saturday night movie about this one. Now...put the gator on a plane...THERE'S A MOVIE!

[sheldor]

Is it true that gators will just keep on growing if they live long enough?

[Rico]

Gator: Mmmmmm...tastes like chicken

Mon ami - dat iz a big gator!!

I actually ate some gator tail when I was going to Florida a lot for work.  Kind of tough and not much like chicken.

[X]

Yeah, this pic has been circling around for a while, but is a combination of different things and no where close to the size in the story.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/wcgator.asp

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gatordeer.asp

[Rico]

Yeah, this pic has been circling around for a while, but is a combination of different things and no where close to the size in the story.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/wcgator.asp

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gatordeer.asp

Darn it.  I thought I had heard of it before.  Well, the picture is true, it's just looking bigger based on perspective.  Only 13 feet - not 28.  Still, pretty big.