Pious Agnostic continues to roll up an Orlando terrorist cell, and T.J., a Ft. Myers puppy saved from an attacking alligator when his owner-lady stabbed the gator in the head with a knife, has had lots of donations to get all the surgery and treatments he needs to get better. Yay for the folks who helped the little dog.
Meanwhile, reader Carl says "In your face" to the reigning Aussie one-upper of saurian news, Paul of Daily Diatribe, with the story, pics, and video of the big damn gator my fellow Crackers in Palatka have caught.
Big damn gator
Posted by floridacracker at October 14, 2004 11:43 PM
I knew those aussies wouldn't comment because they can't! Face it everyone: what Can you say once you've seen proof that parts of Florida-- the best parts IMHO (except for the parts that are already underwater)-- are a virtual Jurassic Park.
Think about it: Where else can you find giant gators, two--at least 2-- kinds of crocs (the small ones in the Keys and 22 footGOMEK on display at the Gator Farm up in St Augustine; and nevermind that Gomek died a while back and is now stuffed), 6 foot-long Eastern Diamondback rattlers as thick as your calf, not to mention your basic copperheads, cotton mouths and coral snakes, armadillos, brahma bulls, feral monkeys, feral pythons, native and feral panthers (maybe even a lion or tiger or two since Hurricane Andrew [read Carl Hiason's STORMY WEATHER]),possible snakehead fish, portuguese man-o-wars, sea spines,ALL the scariest sharks(Plus barracudas and morays) and more recently, internationally-famous individual specimens like this here Bigdamngator and last spring's Hogzilla!? Ahh, there's no place like the deep Deep South....
Posted by: Carl in Atlanta at October 15, 2004 03:49 PMThat Cindy Kilcran who stuck that gator to save her puppy is my kinda girl!
Would that all our sex had such big--well, for lack of a better word, I'll say--stones.
Posted by: Amy at October 15, 2004 07:28 PMYes, we Yankees are smothered in ice for half the year; but I'm too pampered to deal with freakin' alligators, hurricanes, and huge flying cockroaches.
If a few months in the freezer is what it takes, fine.
Posted by: lauraw at October 16, 2004 12:55 PMYeah, Cindy was awesome for fighting that gator.
Lauraw- you are too funny.
Posted by: Donnah at October 17, 2004 12:53 PM