Guest_ikonboard Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 LAKELAND, Fla. - A man found dead in a pond was the victim of a nearly nine-foot alligator that was captured and killed, the medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. Officials did not know what Don Owen, 56, a truck driver from Bartow, was doing at the pond about a dozen miles from his home. He had been missing since Wednesday when he was seen at a convenience store. On Saturday his remains were found by several men fishing in Six Pound Pond. An autopsy determined he had been killed by the eight-foot, nine-inch alligator, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. Trappers caught the alligator Monday. Owen’s forearm was found in its stomach. Residents said they had fed the alligator, which is illegal and dangerous, said Gary Morse, spokesman for the wildlife commission. Alligators normally flee from humans unless threatened or cornered, but alligators that have been fed by humans begin to look at them as a food source, he noted. Since 1948, 330 alligator attacks have been documented by the commission. Sixteen have been fatal, including Owen’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchief03 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 16 dealths in 47 years.... Not a very big number.... Sounds like the media is once again trying to manipulate public opiniion ??? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Last Indian Rider Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Yep Man looks like a part of the menu when an animal looses it is inate fear of man. There are things in the water that will eat you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Last Indian Rider Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 This one of them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Last Indian Rider Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 But the thorn patch holds no fear for briar rabbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 but alligators that have been fed by humans begin to look at them as a food source, he noted. No Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Theres quite a few humans I know of that would make a tasty meal for a Gator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Dancer Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Mmmmm,gator stew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Too bad he didnt eat Mike Schiavo.. He's got a thing about going hungry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Dancer Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Crikey!Where's that Crocodile Hunter dude when ya need him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 If you eat a crocodile that has been eating humans , are you , in turn eating humans as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanGene Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I got talked into watching theis movie a few years ago called "Faces of Death"- host was this wierdo that made Mr. Vargas look normal. Had one scene where there was pond between a bunch of houses, and a 15 ft. alligator had moved in, was chowing on the dogs, and there were kids around- so the folks called the Sheriff. Here he comes, little short shit with the little guy complex, Smokey the Bear hat, aviators, the whole getup. "I'm gonna lassoo that sumbitch" he says into the camera, and swaggers over and gets in the bow of the 12-ft. boat with his noose. 15 ft. alligator, 12 ft. boat, 5'7 redneck Deputy Dog rows him out to the gator, who almost happily puts it's head in the noose- and immediately pulls the Shurf in with him- and proceeds to bite his head in half. Of course, they show him being dragged out of the water , from the eyebrows down anyway, pretty graffic brains, etc. The next one was a couple in Yellowstone back when grizzlies were still all around- Rule No.1, Don't Feed the Bears. Yeah, right. So they're in this station wagon, wife's throwing bread to the bear, hubby's filming her, the film you're watching is being taken by the folks in another car. It's so cute, the bear's almost eating out of her hand- so hubby gets out of the other side, and creeps around to get a better shot. Now the bear's between him and the car You know what's next, right? Wifey runs out of bread- so the bear turns around and munches hubby, right in front of her- the people in the other car never stop filming as the bear rips him up :charger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I remember that whack movie. I remember thinking why am I wasting my time on this? Ended up shutting the thing off. But... if ever anybody deserved what he got it was that nincompoop hanging off the bow of that little lagoon schooner trying to lasso a gator. Oh yeah, Darwin woulda been proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 the part that bothered me most about faces of death was when they ate the monkey brains from the live monkey...that was just cruel... where's harleysrule? eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
335 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THAT CAME OUT , SO I GO TO THIS DUDES HOUSE , WERE ALL BLASTED!!!!! TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE TV ANTHE GUYS IN THE ELC CHAIR, THAT WAS IT LIT WOW ,MAN FARM OUT, IM OUT OF HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanGene Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Yeah, the monkey brains thing was pretty bad, all in a circle, nobody wanted to "hurt" the monkey, as they took turns whacking him on the head, nobody would hit him hard enough to kill him quick, just hurt him and make him scream, after a while somebody finally clobbered him, but damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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