Gators in NC!

[Blue2010]

I know they are out there, but outside of one sunbathing on my granddad's boat dock when I was a kid, you rarely hear of them. This is two sightings in less than a week...trend?

Sneads Ferry, NC (off Topsail) yesterday:

Oregon Inlet (OBX) last Monday:

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

That first one is fairly large!

 

[Raising Heel]

That first one is fairly large!

It's the McDonald's food.

 

[Blue2010]

It's the McDonald's food.

That was my thought - it was lost and looking for a Burger King instead

 

[Blue2010]

I have always known gators are out there in NC...especially in Brunswick County south of Wilmington. I used to hear all the time of some huge, 12-foot, 700 lb gators holding up traffic on some back country roads down there. But never heard them that big north of Wilmington.

 

[Blue2010]

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/outdoors/article10253345.html

 

[Raising Heel]

I have always known gators are out there in NC...especially in Brunswick County south of Wilmington. I used to hear all the time of some huge, 12-foot, 700 lb gators holding up traffic on some back country roads down there. But never heard them that big north of Wilmington.

My bucket list includes an Outer Banks kayaking trip, but the thought of gators scares the hell outta me.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

My bucket list includes an Outer Banks kayaking trip, but the thought of gators scares the hell outta me.

You're in a boat, what's the worst that could happen?

 

[Raising Heel]

You're in a boat, what's the worst that could happen?

DO NOT WANT

 

[Blue2010]

Overcome thy fear... In no time flat, you'll be this guy:

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Overcome thy fear... In no time flat, you'll be this guy:

I know this isn't the point of the picture, but that girl to the right has some nice legs and what appears to be a nice pair of ta-tas.

She's from Jersey though. There's always a tradeoff :/

 

[Blue2010]

I know this isn't the point of the picture, but that girl to the right has some nice legs and what appears to be a nice pair of ta-tas.

She's from Jersey though. There's always a tradeoff :/

Good eye, buddy! You pass the test!

 

[TarHeelNation11]

But yes, @Raising Heel, gators are terrifying (or crocs, I can never remember which one lives in America).

For some reason, I like my chances better surviving a shark attack than a gator attack. Sharks at least sometimes get bored and leave you alone after the initial bite. Gators are mean sumbitches who will pull you under and drown you just to kill you, not even eat you.

 

[heelmanwilm]

There are several in the retention ponds in my neighborhood. Theres one about 6ft. U have to sneak up to see them. They're very skittish. They have killed a couple dogs though people claim.

Fb friend posted this yesterday from carolina beach harbor. An 11 footer.

 

[Blue2010]

I wouldn't exactly let my 3 year old skip rocks next to one of these inlets.

 

[tarheel0910]

DO NOT WANT

Just use this fighting technique if you come across one.

 

[heelmanwilm]

Just get a pet snake

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

That first picture is trending but they have it as "Sneaks Ferry."

 

[TarHeelNation11]

That first picture is trending but they have it as "Sneaks Ferry."

Adam Powell would be outraged.

 

[Blue2010]

That first picture is trending but they have it as "Sneaks Ferry."

I lived in Sneads Ferry for a while and my grandparents had a place on the water there as well. Trust me, the folks there want to remain unknown (for many reasons, some not so legal). In short, they do not want to become overrun with tourists and transplants. I'm sure the misspelling is welcomed on their part, if not created by them in the first place.

 

[gteeitup]

them being in ocean scares me a lot more than a damn shark...i've avoided sharks in the water, almost yearly...not sure i could get through seeing one with me in the ocean.

 

[gunslingerdick]

But yes, @Raising Heel, gators are terrifying (or crocs, I can never remember which one lives in America).

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In the southern states of America, it's most likely an alligator. There is the American crocodile which can be found in small numbers in south FLA. But more times than not, if you see a big reptile in America, it's an alligator. The way to tell them apart at a quick glance (because let's be real here; who's sticking around for a long glance?), if you can see the animal's teeth with the mouth closed, it's a croc. Alligators' teeth don't show when the mouth is closed. Crocs are significantly larger and have a V shaped head as opposed to the U shaped snout of the alligator.

I've always been enamored by gators and crocs. I'm like the dude in Romancing The Stone - "Look at those snappers!"

 

[UNC71-00]

In order of concern while in these here United States of 'Murica

Snakes
Sharks
Gators
Black Widows
Mountain Lions
Bears
Pit Bulls

 

[tarheel0910]

In the southern states of America, it's most likely an alligator. There is the American crocodile which can be found in small numbers in south FLA. But more times than not, if you see a big reptile in America, it's an alligator. The way to tell them apart at a quick glance (because let's be real here; who's sticking around for a long glance?), if you can see the animal's teeth with the mouth closed, it's a croc. Alligators' teeth don't show when the mouth is closed. Crocs are significantly larger and have a V shaped head as opposed to the U shaped snout of the alligator.

I've always been enamored by gators and crocs. I'm like the dude in Romancing The Stone - "Look at those snappers!"

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]