alligator's

[calc61]

your course?

Any members here have alligator's on your course?I'm very curious about it because are they put there for an audobon reason or do they just wander in looking for food?I would think if their put there it has to create a dangerous situation for workers,etc.Since I'm from new jersey we just have to worry about the "jersey devil".But seriously this is a legit question and just curious.Thanks.Also anybody have any close calls while playing or know somebody who has?

[csiachos]

When I lived out at Kiawah and played there alot, I saw them all the time. There was a point on the Osprey Course that we counted 75 large and small alligators right by the clubhouse. And by large I mean 10 ft and slightly bigger. If you live down in coastal areas it is a regular sight, but you never really get used to them. I guess because they can bite your leg off.

[tei3rn]

We have plenty of gators on our course. Down here in south Texas, they are a native animal in the rivers, canals, rice farms, etc. You get use them after a while. Every once in a while you'll hear of one grabbing a small dog or something like that but never a human attack.

 

Most of the ones on our course are no longer than 8 feet. Every once in a while you'll see a 10-12 footer when they are passing through. The time you really have to watch out is when they are nesting or right after the eggs hatch.

 

Here's one that was a nusance just up the road from the course...it was over 13 feet.

[JHR]

We have plenty of gators on our course. Down here in south Texas, they are a native animal in the rivers, canals, rice farms, etc. You get use them after a while. Every once in a while you'll hear of one grabbing a small dog or something like that but never a human attack.

 

Most of the ones on our course are no longer than 8 feet. Every once in a while you'll see a 10-12 footer when they are passing through. The time you really have to watch out is when they are nesting or right after the eggs hatch.

 

Here's one that was a nusance just up the road from the course...it was over 13 feet.

 

 

WOW, that is a monster.

[pitbull808]

We have plenty of gators on our course. Down here in south Texas, they are a native animal in the rivers, canals, rice farms, etc. You get use them after a while. Every once in a while you'll hear of one grabbing a small dog or something like that but never a human attack.

 

Most of the ones on our course are no longer than 8 feet. Every once in a while you'll see a 10-12 footer when they are passing through. The time you really have to watch out is when they are nesting or right after the eggs hatch.

 

Here's one that was a nusance just up the road from the course...it was over 13 feet.

 

 

WOW, that is a monster.

 

 

Damn...that thing is huge! Luckily the only ones we have are in the Zoo's and the worse thing on the course is a Mongoose. They like to grab the balls thinking that they are eggs.. :)

[cpa49707]

That is huge, I'll stick to my Northern Michigan golf and the Turkey and Deer that run all over the course's during the early and late hours of play.

[rhnh7063]

Last time I'll complain about the geese on my course...

[shoe295]

Last time I'll complain about the geese on my course...

 

 

With one of those around you'd have NO geese...I bet that'd be better than border collies. I'd almost take one of those (way way smaller version though) over all the geese. Geese poop is disgrossting...