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GATORSAUR IS REAL!

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I have the boots.
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I have to say - I have some doubts about that little video. I've seen a fair number of crocs and alligators around the world, and I've never seen an alligator with dewlaps (or a neck sac) like that. And I never saw any crocodilian walk like that. Looks pretty Photo Shop-y to me. But, yes, they - like all reptiles - will continue to grow as long as they live; to the limits of their food supply and environment, anyway. After a certain length, though, they don't get much longer; just more massive. I did see a really big alligator once, though. Back in the late '70s, on a project at Moody AFB, Georgia. They kept telling us about a big 'gator (which, IIRC, was named Nicodemus) that lived in the swampland around one end of the runway. Most days, he would leave the water, and stroll out onto the runway to catch some rays. And, because alligators were endangered at the time; and because Moody was a training base and having a clear runway wasn't a priority, they just let him do his thing. I saw him one morning, when I was taking my survey crew over on the far side of the runway to work in the ammo storage area. As I started around the end of the runway on the perimeter road, here came a huge head, out of the tall grass in the ditch between the road and the swamp. Nicodemus nonchalantly strolled across the road, and disappeared into the tall grass in the ditch on the other side. And, when most of his head had gone into the grass on one side - a couple feet of his tail was still hidden in the grass on the other side. It was a pretty narrow 2-lane road, but he was easily 20 ft. long from nose to tail. Anyway, he was a damn sight bigger than the Chevy 1/2- ton truck I was driving- and probably weighed at least as much. I had to spend the day dealing with 3 very jumpy airmen, who would head for the truck in a panic, at every noise... :)
 
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GIBrat51 said:
I have to say - I have some doubts about that little video. I've seen a fair number of crocs and alligators around the world, and I've never seen an alligator with dewlaps (or a neck sac) like that. And I never saw any crocodilian walk like that. Looks pretty Photo Shop-y to me. But, yes, they - like all reptiles - will continue to grow as long as they live; to the limits of their food supply and environment, anyway. After a certain length, though, they don't get much longer; just more massive. I did see a really big alligator once, though. Back in the late '70s, on a project at Moody AFB, Georgia. They kept telling us about a big 'gator (which, IIRC, was named Nicodemus) that lived in the swampland around one end of the runway. Most days, he would leave the water, and stroll out onto the runway to catch some rays. And, because alligators were endangered at the time; and because Moody was a training base and having a clear runway wasn't a priority, they just let him do his thing. I saw him one morning, when I was taking my survey crew over on the far side of the runway to work in the ammo storage area. As I started around the end of the runway on the perimeter road, here came a huge head, out of the tall grass in the ditch between the road and the swamp. Nicodemus nonchalantly strolled across the road, and disappeared into the tall grass in the ditch on the other side. And, when most of his head had gone into the grass on one side - a couple feet of his tail was still hidden in the grass on the other side. It was a pretty narrow 2-lane road, but he was easily 20 long from nose to tail. Anyway, he was a damn sight bigger than the Chevy 1/2- ton truck I was driving- and probably weighed at least as much. I had to spend the day dealing with 3 very jumpy airmen, who would head for the truck in a panic, at every noise... :)
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I just saw another headline on google news saying "Yes, it's real" - Massive Alligator Caught on Video Is Not a Hoax
 
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Well, maybe - but it still looks weird - and I still say that it walks funny. All the ones I've ever seen didn't walk with that jerky, flop-footed gait. And, although they can walk upright like that, they usually save it for getting somewhere fast in a quick burst - like when they're trying to catch and eat you. Not a leisurely stroll over to the next tee... When they weren't in a hurry, all the alligators and crocodiles I ever saw walked splay-legged, sorta like a lizard. But, I'm perfectly willing to bow to the experts...:whistle:
 
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GIBrat51 said:
Well, maybe - but it still looks weird - and I still say that it walks funny. All the ones I've ever seen didn't walk with that jerky, flop-footed gait. And, although they can walk upright like that, they usually save it for getting somewhere fast in a quick burst - like when they're trying to catch and eat you. Not a leisurely stroll over to the next tee... when they weren't in a hurry, all the alligators and crocodiles I ever saw walked splay-legged, sorta like a lizard. But, I'm perfectly willing to bow to the experts...:whistle:
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Screw the experts, bow before GatorSaur! Yeah, and not even close to the record, which is mildly frightening.

I do think the perspective in the video with the onlookers way in the background makes it look bigger.
 
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GIBrat51 said:
Well, maybe - but it still looks weird - and I still say that it walks funny. All the ones I've ever seen didn't walk with that jerky, flop-footed gait. And, although they can walk upright like that, they usually save it for getting somewhere fast in a quick burst - like when they're trying to catch and eat you. Not a leisurely stroll over to the next tee... when they weren't in a hurry, all the alligators and crocodiles I ever saw walked splay-legged, sorta like a lizard. But, I'm perfectly willing to bow to the experts...:whistle:
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I thought the walk looked weird, too. I figured maybe it was old and/or sick...I don't know, and I'm definitely not an expert. I'm just going on the film footage of other gators and crocs walking that I've seen over the years.
 

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