Molly would probably have just slid off into the water before the
interloper could reach her but trying to sit on her would be inadvisable
in any case. She often had babies around her as well and going near her
then would be *very* inadvisable.
Every once in a while I'd find a baby water moccasin sitting on the edge
of the boardwalk, generally hiding fairly well under some leaves. I
would gently urge them back into the water because I just knew that
someone was going to come along and try to pick up one of those plastic
snakes. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Johann Thorsson wrote:
> Potential Darwin Award winners.
>
> J
>
>> One day I noticed a woman observing the heron for quite some time but
>> didn't speak to her and paid it little attention as I was in
>> conversation with some other visitors. A bit later on I happened to
>> pass by her again and as I did so she stopped me, pointed to the heron
>> and asked why we had "plastic birds" stuck in the water at a wildlife
>> refuge. But not nearly as bad a mistake as the visitor I apprehended
>> who was climbing through the rail fence to go sit on "Molly" the 8 foot
>> gator in the other pond. He thought she was plastic too. Just two of
>> many stories from the refuge.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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