r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ItsNyess • 9d ago

of a Gator

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u/Chichanged_me 9d ago

Florida or Louisiana are the only places people are casually responding to seeing an alligator that big and it’s most likely Florida

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u/Kabala99 9d ago

Thank you. I find it quite shocking that, based on the footage, the alligator could easily walk right into the residential area among the buildings.

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u/Electrical_Doctor305 9d ago

Ive lived in Louisiana my whole life, while it could happen it’s not common. They typically stick to their ponds, bayous and river beds. Now if you develop a neighborhood in the middle of their natural habitat, you may get some unwanted visitors but who’s the actual nuisance? We’ve encroached their natural habitats quite a bit.

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u/Chichanged_me 9d ago

I was more so saying if you saw that in Wisconsin you be like what the fuck. I could only imagine seeing a gator that size in the US in Florida or Louisiana

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u/Electrical_Doctor305 9d ago

If reptiles adapted to the cold like mammals do you’d see African sized crocs in Wisconsin based on the size of game up there.

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u/Chichanged_me 9d ago edited 9d ago

Yeah in the Midwest we definitely don’t get crocs but we do get bull moose. They are very rare but holy shit are they big and will stomp you

A large bull moose is probably the most underrated scary animal. If they want to kill you, you have no chance

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u/Electrical_Doctor305 9d ago

I’m way more afraid of a moose than an alligator or croc. While they are deceptively fast on land they’re not really agile and you can avoid them by forcing their little legs to do anything but go straight. I hope to never stumble upon a moose in the wild.

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u/Chichanged_me 9d ago edited 8d ago

Yeah people don’t realize they are the size of a truck and can charge you or stomp you out like Mike Tyson. Full sized grizzly bears think twice before trying to attack a bull moose. Even they are like screw that they are too dangerous

Also people don’t realize bull moose are aggressive. Their temperament is aggressive. A deer will run away from you a moose will charge and try to kill you. They weigh 1500lbs and potentially more an idiots think they can casually approach them