Gator catch up

[Bear]

My friend Jamie owns the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo in Minnesota and needed a gator for his collection. He found a location of a big gator inhabiting a small wallow.

After a little search time and wading around in the water to get him to move, we found him. I had to hold onto Jamies britches while he was in the water to keep him from falling. After a bit we caught him and he will have a much bigger home at the zoo. A video was taken of us catching him up and i will post it when I get it.

I could only take a couple pics as my hands were full helping to catch him, he turned out to be 11 foot 4 and 700 pounds, a little smaller than we thought.

We wrapped his head in foam so he would feel secure and not put up a fight. In the pic Jamie is sitting on him, I am in the truck with him, also with a SA red footed tortoise.

These small wallows are all over and most contain huge gators.

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_gator.jpg

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_gtrsit.jpg

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_gtrsearch.jpg

[MissDolittle]

Looks like you had your thrill of the day right there!!!! Can't wait for the movie! Good job! Awesome creature!

[Bear]

Here is Big Al in his new enclosure, can you see him in the water? he can see you lol

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_big%20Al%20encl.jpg

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_big%20Al%20wtr2.jpg

[MissDolittle]

Very cool!!!! I indeed can't see him in the water!

[Bear]

Here he is, right by the palm leaf, of course bt the time you saw him......you would be gator poop lol

http://www.wildlife-education.com/albums/albums/userpics/10002/normal_big%20al%20lookin.jpg

[MissDolittle]

LOL, yep I can see him now...does gator poo stink as bad as it sounds and looks? lol

[Bear]

worse