Alligator Attack - Defense Fundamentals

[GA Under Water]

I would think the proper technique is:

1. Bend at the waist to a 90 degree angle
2. Place your head between your knees
3. Kiss your *****, "Goodbye"
4. Hope the Gator grabs you by the head so you are't alive when he drags you under a sunken tree or rock to drown and tenderize you.

Or:

Swim only in Cold springs that are clear

 

[Vayu]

 

[Midnight Star]

They're gorgeous animals ... i'd hate to see them go the way of the dodo in the wild.

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Mike.

 

[fldiver1]

If you are going to dive in Florida, you are going to deal with alligators. That is all there is to it. If gators prefer warmer water, someone should tell the BIG boy at Alexander and his little 3-4ft buddy too. Maybe tell the ones I always see at Blue spring while they're at it. I see gators all the time while diving, they are just part of spring diving in Florida. In fact, they are my 10yr old favorite photo subject when in the water. That is all we do is swim aroung looking for gators it seems like. Since he saw his first one, he has been hooked on them. I wonder how he is going to be when he gets up the nerve to go in the ocean with me and sees a shark??!! Oh well, maybe he'll be a famous "conservationist" when he grows up! Seriously, don't worry about the gators. Stay away from them and you...shouldn't...have a problem. I have had them cross directly over my head at Alexander, albeit about 15-20 above. A little hair raising but no problem. They have always moved on when seeing us enter the water or in the water. Just don't surface next to floating logs!!

 

[Midnight Star]

Just don't surface next to floating logs!!

... and "unwrapped" Baby Ruth's ... :11:

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Mike.

 

[fldiver1]

If I see a "baby ruth" in a dive spot, I am seriously going to wonder how that happened with everyone wearing wetsuits!!!

 

[Midnight Star]

I am seriously going to wonder how that happened with everyone wearing wetsuits!!!

Kinda makes one wonder about the shore crew doesn't it?

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Mike.

 

[ShallowDiverDave]

This is the second related news event within the time of this thread. Look for the comment about the possibility that a gator got to him.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=1704412&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

 

[Midnight Star]

It's not only illegal, but given the right conditions and animal, it can seriously devastate the local eco-system. I guess they consider releasing them in the wild, the most humane thing to do.

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Mike.

 

[ReefGuy]

Yup. Lack of foresight getting a "pet" that they will eventually not be able to keep, and lack of foresight on getting rid of a "pet" that they cannot keep.

I guess they consider releasing them in the wild, the most humane thing to do.

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Mike.