Alligator Kills 61 Y/O Woman In Lake Kissimmee

A 61-year-old Davenport woman, Cynthia Diekema, was killed Tuesday, May 6, while canoeing with her husband at Lake Kissimmee State Park.
According to FWC officials, while in water that was about 2 1/2 feet deep, the couple’s canoe passed over a large alligator, prompting it to thrash and capsize the canoe, throwing the couple into the water.
Wildlife officials believe the gator's thrash was "defensive" and do not believe the gator was provoked by the couple.
"This was not believed to be a predatory incident, but just simply an incident, of a defensive incident where they came upon the alligator, beneath the water's edge," FWC Public Information Officer Bradley Johnson said. "And when the canoe struck it, it caused a reaction."
The woman reportedly landed on top of the alligator and was bitten. She was later found dead.
Her body was spotted from a helicopter, an FWC official said.
The woman was killed on Lake Kissimmee, near the mouth of Tiger Creek, officials said.
The Florida Fish and Wildfire Conservation Commission lists Lake Kissimmee as a Florida lake with the second highest population of alligators in the state.
This is the 27th recorded fatal alligator attack in Florida since 1948.

Just in case anyone ever tells you gators can’t run. If they’re hungry or they’re defending a nest or hatchlings, you better not let ‘em get close. This guy reeled in a fish and the gator tried to run the fish down. One of the comments said this was in Florida but I have no idea.

https://www.facebook.com/bolgegundem/videos/1893445007828885?locale=tr_TR

Great Blue and Gray Herons will kill and eat damn near anything they encounter near the water where they hunt. 

We had a large ornamental pond in our backyard for years and I had to do battle with the Florida Fish and Game Commission many times over the years over the 'alleged' deaths of these birds on my pond.

LAKE APOPKA, Fla. – Check out this video of a Great Blue Heron killing and eating a juvenile alligator. Shellie Gilliam, the owner of Florida Wildlife & Exotic Animal Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Center, spotted the bird grab the gator December 5 in Lake Apopka, just northwest of Orlando. Gilliam said the heron spent about 25 minutes killing the alligator and swallowing it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAHgvuKQUsU

 Alligator captured in Mississippi is a new state record.

Giving off major “Jurassic Park” vibes, a creature captured in Mississippi broke the record for the longest alligator ever captured in the state.
While its length, 14 feet, 3 inches, is astonishing, so too is its mass. The alligator captured on the second day of Mississippi’s hunting season weighed 802.5 pounds with a belly girth of 66 inches, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
The previous record came in 2017 when a group bagged an alligator that was 14 feet, 0.75 inches and weighed 766.5 pounds, according to Super Talk Mississippi News.
The department said the record alligator was harvested Saturday, Aug. 26, by the foursome of Tanner White, Don Woods, Will Thomas and Joey Clark. Red Antler Processing said the hunters found the monster in the Yazoo River.
It took the group seven hours to land the alligator onto their boat. Woods called the outing “mentally exhausting.”
“We hooked him eight or nine times and he kept breaking off,” Woods said, according to the outlet. “He would go down, sit and then take off. He kept going under logs. He knew what he was doing. The crazy thing is he stayed in that same spot.”
Alligator hunting season in public waters is from Aug. 25 to Sept. 4 in Mississippi. The state first offered alligator sport hunting in 2005.

 

 

 Discovery of a Rare Two-Headed Alligator in Florida? Is It Real?

Florida-based Justin Arnold recently made an unusual discovery when he came across a two-headed alligator. He posted a photo of the alligator on his Facebook page, which quickly attracted a lot of attention from the online community, with thousands of shares. Many people, however, suspected that the photo had been edited.
The phenomenon of organisms having more than one head is known as polycephaly. This condition occurs when a pair of twins do not completely separate. The first two heads have all the usual functions, but they operate independently of each other, leading to many conflicts, such as in moving or foraging. These mutated animals are often very difficult to survive in the wild.
Justin Arnold stated on his Facebook page that the FWC Wildlife Conservation Commission had confirmed the viability of these mutant species and offered an explanation for the mutation. Despite this, the validity of the photo and the existence of the two-headed alligator is still being questioned by many.
It’s not uncommon to see mutated animals, but two-headed alligators are quite rare. While it is a fascinating and unusual sight, it’s important to remember that these creatures often face many difficulties in their lives due to their mutations. They may struggle with survival and have a harder time finding food and avoiding predators.
The discovery of the two-headed alligator in Florida has sparked a lot of interest and discussion online, and it will be interesting to see if any further information or sightings come to light. Regardless of whether or not the photo is real, it serves as a reminder of the diverse and unique wildlife that can be found in our world.
(I’ve never seen a gator, wild or caged, hold its tail off the ground in that odd position. Also the right rear leg is held off the ground and that’s not normal either. There is NO video, just photos. I’m putting my money on photoshop or stuffed.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0gqz-vCjfs&t=110s

 Alpata Telophka, Alligator Town, Or Lake City, FL. 

This is the town over from where I was raised in North Central Florida.