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Subject: [OM] Re: [Photo] blue heron 3
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:50:27 -0400
Actually, he was probably pretty safe.  She'd probably have skedaddled 
before he got to her.  Gators are actually pretty laid back critters 
most of the time.  Also, amongst gators (and, I think, reptiles in 
general) size is a big determinant with respect to getting attacked. 
She was about 8 feet and perhaps 150 pounds which is almost as big as 
any female ever gets.  Bit from her point of view a 6 foot, 200 pound 
man is not a guaranteed win.  A 50 pound kid is another story.  As it 
would be if that gator wasn't Molly but 13 foot Sarge who normally lives 
about 1/4 mile away and fathers most of her kids.  I've no idea what 
Sarge weighs but he could easily be 600 pounds if not 800.

After working there for 6 years I became reasonably comfortable around 
gators as I came to understand their behavior as well as the behavior of 
those habituated to people vs. the ones out in the glades who rarely if 
ever see people.  I prefer the latter every time.

Chuck Norcutt


Richard Lovison wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Another good shot.  Your mention of the hours spent in a single pose 
>> reminded me of a great blue story... 
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> Thanks for looking, for your comments and for sharing your story.  The 
> part about the woman's observation of the heron was humorous though the 
> part about the gentleman and Molly was a bit scary.  He was fortunate 
> you caught him before he discovered his error in judgment on his own.
> 
> Richard

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