My mom sent this story to me, as she lives in Wilmington, NC, which is just over the channel from Wrightsville Beach, NC.
I had no idea these guys spent any time in the ocean! 
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July 15, 2009 6:27 p.m. dyintorace Dork
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July 15, 2009 6:34 p.m. ignorant SuperDork
they eat crabs.
when my wife worked on dewees island she saw it all the time.
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July 15, 2009 6:50 p.m. rebelgtp Dork
Also remember the next time you are out swimming in the ocean or surfing or whatever...whale poop floats
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July 15, 2009 8:11 p.m. Toyman01 HalfDork
They used to stay in fresh water for the most part. The massive population growth since they went on the protected list has driven them into salt water. They are very territorial and will not share space. We have started getting them around my parents house.
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July 15, 2009 8:28 p.m. MitchellC HalfDork
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July 15, 2009 9:28 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I remember being in hatteras and seeing articles in the local paper about gaters being spotted in the area
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July 15, 2009 9:31 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
They are in the pond behind my house. Needless to say, we have no stray dog problem around here.
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July 15, 2009 10:38 p.m. andrave Reader
Is it legal to bowhunt alligators?
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July 15, 2009 10:51 p.m. Toyman01 HalfDork
To andrave.
As far as I know, only with a permit, and only during the season. If my memory serves me correctly, SC issued 1000 permits using a lottery system. With only 1000 pulled out of the population, we are getting covered up with the things.
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July 15, 2009 10:58 p.m. alex HalfDork
Wait until they start breeding...
Mutant sharkgators!
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July 15, 2009 11:15 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
We don't have those up here
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July 15, 2009 11:39 p.m. captain_napalm Reader
Toyman01 wrote:
To andrave.
As far as I know, only with a permit, and only during the season. If my memory serves me correctly, SC issued 1000 permits using a lottery system. With only 1000 pulled out of the population, we are getting covered up with the things.
Guess you're up to your ass in alligators?
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July 16, 2009 12:21 a.m. Wowak Dork
I was disappointed that this thread wasn't about Sharkticons.
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July 16, 2009 1:00 a.m. aussiesmg Dork
Downunder we train our Crocs to only eat tourists, you see our signs say keep away and as a result every tourist has to get up close and personal with a dinosaur that is up to 25" long, locals actually stay the berkeley away. Sorta like telling a GRM forum guy you can't put X engine into Y car.
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July 16, 2009 4:47 a.m. ignorant SuperDork
Toyman01 wrote:
To andrave.
As far as I know, only with a permit, and only during the season. If my memory serves me correctly, SC issued 1000 permits using a lottery system. With only 1000 pulled out of the population, we are getting covered up with the things.
According to one of the more backwoods guys at work(when I lived in Chas) he would still kill the things anytime he saw one when he was fishing. He was born on Wadmalaw Island on a plantation and I believe could kill an alligator with one arm tied behind his back.
Now, the tree hugger in me says, We did move into their habitat. For example, the swamps that used to be all up dorchester are now cookie cutter homes.
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July 16, 2009 5:00 a.m. 924guy HalfDork
I cant wait for the next cheesy sci=fi movie, Shark vs. Gator...
As if gators in the surf arent enough, i just recently found out Crocs are starting to make their presence know down here in Florida, theyve documented 18 footers in the glades...
It brings a whole new aspect of adventure to kayaking, guess I'll have to start packing heat when we go out on the river...
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July 16, 2009 5:47 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
They actually scare the crap out of me and are one of the few things that I don't like about Florida. We were out on the St. Johns in our 15-foot whaler when one cruised by..it was probably 11-12 feet long. I felt like an oyster on a half shell. It turns out that this gator was probably the one that ate a kid a few weeks later. gulp
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July 16, 2009 6:47 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Yep.....I'll stick to my snapping turtles for my Jurassic era creatures that still exist. at least I can still out run those on land
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July 16, 2009 7:17 a.m. dyintorace Dork
924guy wrote:
I cant wait for the next cheesy sci=fi movie, Shark vs. Gator...
As if gators in the surf arent enough, i just recently found out Crocs are starting to make their presence know down here in Florida, theyve documented 18 footers in the glades...
It brings a whole new aspect of adventure to kayaking, guess I'll have to start packing heat when we go out on the river...
Saltwater crocs have been in Florida a long time. They typical habitat is the very SW tip of the state (Naples down to Marco Island and then on around the corner). Very rare and highly endangered.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_cacu.htm
The really scary thing going on in the Everglades is these guys:
Don't know who won this one:
