I wonder if he was required to register as a sex offender...

What if you comb the aligatress first?

Matthias

It's not a real good idea anywhere.

Having said that, the idea originated, I believe, during Grumman's time in
Louisiana or during one of several visits he's made to Florida.  In fact, I
seem to recall a discussion of where, and how, he might capture an alligator
or so for stocking his local Texas pond.  Of course, our discussion was
purely philosophical.  Neither Grumman, no I, are the kind that would
actually do something like that (added for the benefit of the lawyers).

I wonder what laws you break by feeding and/or molesting an alligator
poached in the wilds of Florida and relocated to a less protective state.

Lee

[Default] Thus spake Joe English <joe2aenglish@wisperhome.com>:

Now, didn't we recently have an episode in Florida where a criminal
executed himself by jumping a fence while fleeing only to find himself
in a gator pond?

Well, you know... Concenting tetrapods and all that...

What happens in the 'glades, stays in the 'glades...

*****

Well, the 'gators try, but they always seem to get ignorant, innocent food
sources...

Sounds like a plan.

I have to wonder how he molested the gator.  I've taken people out on the
Holiday Park boat ride a number of times and even have video of Jayna going
into the pit with the gators and pulling one out for the wrestler to play
with.  I've seen them toss bits of food out to bring the gators close enough
to the boat for the tourists to get pictures, but never gave it much
thought.  Somehow a few pieces of bread, offered away from boat ramps, docs
or anyplace else those not familiar with alligators are ever likely to be,
never seemed like a big deal.  In retrospect, it's still illegal, but
somehow, it still doesn't seem like a big deal.  I suppose my reaction is
based on the frequency and amount of feeding rather than the act itself.  I
surprise myself.

I'm not sure that feeding gators teaches them to associate people with food.
I think it more likely that it teaches them to associate airboats with food.
From a human perspective, there's a pretty important difference there.  Even
more so than sharks, which are also illegal to feed here, alligators aren't
real picky about what they bite.

What the practice certainly does is teach tourists how to attract
alligators.  That has a lot of potential for disaster from the tourist's
perspective, but hell, you have to chlorinate the gene pool somehow and
feeding alligators by those that don't understand the risk can be a pretty
effective way to do it.

Lee