Wildlife officers capture an 11-foot long alligator that bit the arm off 11-year-old boy in a small lake south of Slidell, Louisiana

That's sad to hear about the boy loosing his arm - how horrible! Perhaps this was an unusually aggressive one. But it's Louisiana, and the Gators are part of the natural scene, albeit something nobody wants in their swimming pool! I've hear the neighbors tell stories about the alligators in Florida waiting / wading in the ponds & waterways on golf courses. (makes retrieving lost balls a bit tricky..)

poor alligator it's going to get killed :cry: (well the boy seems to be a bit stupid that pic looks like it is a wild place, if it were a pool it would be different but you know people keep invading natural places and that is what happens)

poor alligator it's going to get killed :cry: (well the boy seems to be a bit stupid that pic looks like it is a wild place, if it were a pool it would be different but you know people keep invading natural places and that is what happens)

 

poor aligator :( i feel bad for the boy but mankind is invading thier habitat as our population increases and it's a wild animal I'm sure it will get killed too.

 

On a sligh tangent in the Florida everglades now aligators are fast being replaced as the top preditors by people who dump thier snakes there when they get too big, apparantly the place is full of giants like the reticulated python, anacondas etc they have people that go hunting them because it messes up the eco system and i feel sorry for them too, it's not thier fault thier owners were stupid enough to think look at that cute little snake in the shop not realising it will grow into a 20 foot+ giant.

poor alligator it's going to get killed :cry:

In Louisisana not only will it be killed but most likely eaten.

In Louisisana not only will it be killed but most likely eaten.

 

Have you ever had alligator steak, then?:rolleyes:

I've had gator stew, its quite good meat similar to chicken yet still different

Have you ever had alligator steak, then?:rolleyes:

I have eaten Alligator. It's not served as "steak".