Woman killed after alligator dragged her into Hilton Head lagoon was trying to protect dog

[TBO]

 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/20/woman-killed-after-alligator-dragged-her-into-hilton-head-lagoon-was-trying-to-protect-dog-investigators.html

[DWARREN123]

Don't walk your dog near the gators and then wrestle the gator. 

[PATCHMAN]

Tragic way to go.

[willie-pete]

A lot of people in Florida walk their gator snacks around the lakes here. Sometime it doesn't end well.

 

Six weeks ago, for instance.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/08/woman-walking-dogs-attacked-likely-killed-gator-florida/685731002/

[crockett]

I always show'em who's boss!

 

 

 

 

 

[Cpt.J]

I grew up in the Louisiana swamp. Alligators were a part of life. They have excellent hearing and will seek out a barking dog a mile away. Once in the middle of night we were awakened to our deer hounds barking fearlessly .
They did not have a chance on their chain. It was a sad but hard lesson learned.
Since the incident we have built kennels off ground out of gators reach.
The pics below or in our backyard.
We have a crawfish farm and dealing with gators and snakes on a daily basis, we know they are there and respect their danger.

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/20/woman-killed-after-alligator-dragged-her-into-hilton-head-lagoon-was-trying-to-protect-dog-investigators.html

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[willie-pete]

Out of reach you say?

 

[SC Tiger]

9 minutes ago, willie-pete said:

Out of reach you say?

 

That's a perfect position for a headshot.  If you can find his damn brain.

 

[Fnfalman]

Gator's gotta eat.

[syntaxerrorsix]

This same thing happened here about a month ago.  Exact same scenario.  This was the gator that was blocking the 10' wide trail on one of my hikes.

 

 

 

This was hiding in a culvert.  I could have poked him between the eyes.  His head was nearly as wide as the pipe.

 

It's mating season and they are out and about and they will eat you.

 

[M&P15T]

FWIW, if it's between the gator eating your dog or you, let it have the dog.

[Walt Longmire]

7 hours ago, Cpt.J said:

I grew up in the Louisiana swamp. Alligators were a part of life. They have excellent hearing and will seek out a barking dog a mile away. Once in the middle of night we were awakened to our deer hounds barking fearlessly .
They did not have a chance on their chain. It was a sad but hard lesson learned.
Since the incident we have built kennels off ground out of gators reach.
The pics below or in our backyard.
We have a crawfish farm and dealing with gators and snakes on a daily basis, we know they are there and respect their danger.
 

 

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You can keep your gators and snakes .I'd rather deal with bears.

[windowasher]

The dog would be just the diversion needed to get away from the Gator.  Of course, had the women been carrying, she could have won the argument and had a new pair of boots out of the encounter...

[Walt Longmire]

What about the dog? What happened to the dog?

[M&P15T]

I do believe the dog was fine. The idiot woman traded her life for the dog's.