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texrider · 07-04-2006, 11:05 AM

This bad boy showed up in a Florida Game Warden's own back yard. He proceded to shoot it dead....

**Freakinout** · 07-04-2006, 11:34 AM

I think I woulda shot it to death too.

JES883 · 07-04-2006, 11:37 AM

At least once I would like to see one of those in my back yard. All we've got are little toads, dogs and garter snakes.

HAMMERPETE · 07-04-2006, 11:38 AM

sure thats not a photochop?
No shadow of the alligator on the ground...but one of the truck tail gate and the ranger?

texrider · 07-04-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HAMMERPETE

sure thats not a photochop?
No shadow of the alligator on the ground...but one of the truck tail gate and the ranger?

Good Question. Snopes.com, de-bunker of urban myths says the photo is genuine, of a 13 footer killed in Bay City, Texas. The e-mailed myth that accompanied it was that it happened in Florida, and claimed 23'. The found in a backyard story is in fact, true...

Jerryzuki · 07-04-2006, 02:52 PM

Huh well, I had a box turtle lay some eggs in my back yard last week. Not quite as exciting is it?

By the way, I’m with Pete. It looks like it’s a doctored photo. If the man walking by has a shadow the monster should have one too.

**Louis** · 07-04-2006, 02:55 PM

I have a toad in my strawberry section in my garden. The fruits have never been so nice! No bloody insects last very long!

GSX1100FL · 07-04-2006, 04:04 PM

Notice the shadows, everything else has shadows but the reason for the alligator for not having one could be that the shadow is cut off by the bottom of the picture.

Wonder what firearm he used to kill it with.

HAMMERPETE · 07-04-2006, 04:47 PM

Rae says she was born at night but not last night...she said she saw that gator crossing into the pond last week.

GABRIEL · 07-05-2006, 11:14 AM

I would have loved to shoot that dead whewwww must have been a rush.

**Louis** · 07-05-2006, 11:15 AM

I think I would have ran away...

**inspiron** · 07-05-2006, 11:17 AM

I don't really have a back yard (I live in an upstairs apartment, so I have a balcony), but on one side of the house, we have a herd of sheep who have been grazing there for the past couple of weeks. Each sheep has a bell around it's neck, so whenever they are awake, all you hear is "ding-ding-ding, bahhhhh, ding-ding, bahhhhhh, ding, bahhhhhh", and so on...from about 5:00am until about 11:30pm.

**Louis** · 07-05-2006, 11:22 AM

I thought counting sheeps would put you to sleep Jim

sunny · 07-05-2006, 11:35 AM

shiner hefeweisen rocks...

stp1971 · 07-05-2006, 11:51 AM

Well I would have to say that the way the shadows are being cast that the shadow very easily could be on the bottom of the page. After watching the event Monday at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm... "Walking with Gators",,, it does look a little big.

But then again I have seen a gator at the Okefenokee Swamp that easily shadowed that beast. They used to call him "OSCAR" the alligator. That one was about 3 feet tall from the bottom of his belly to the top of his back. I think he came in at 15 or 16 feet. When swimming in the water he looked like a big boat.

Have never seen another one that big since. He was well taken care of at that park until he finally passed away.

S2Design · 07-05-2006, 01:54 PM

Rabbit turds.

sunny · 07-05-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by S2Design

Rabbit turds.

maybe dragbar needs to visit you...

Jerryzuki · 07-05-2006, 03:27 PM

Oh yeah, I had this in my driveway last summer;

**drgibson** · 07-05-2006, 03:29 PM

Pecan tree and Persimmon Tree and soon to be dead squirrels and birds if they don't leave them alone!

stp1971 · 07-05-2006, 03:30 PM

Dude,, that is a bearded Dragon form Australia. He must've escaped form someone's house!!!! LOL!!!! too funny

07-04-2006, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
texrider Sprocket Pilot Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '04 Vulcan 2000, '05 VTX1800 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 866	What's in your back yard? This bad boy showed up in a Florida Game Warden's own back yard. He proceded to shoot it dead.... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Sprocket to me, baby!" Last edited by texrider; 07-04-2006 at 11:32 AM.

07-04-2006, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Freakinout Tire Eating Moderator Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: 2001 Suzuki TL1000S Location: Texas Posts: 2,617	I think I woulda shot it to death too. __________________ Freakinout

07-04-2006, 11:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
JES883 TurtleWax Taster Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: K5 GSX-R600 & 2003 HD 883 Location: MI Posts: 573	At least once I would like to see one of those in my back yard. All we've got are little toads, dogs and garter snakes. __________________ JES883

07-04-2006, 11:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE M-J Member of the Month! Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 3,031	sure thats not a photochop? No shadow of the alligator on the ground...but one of the truck tail gate and the ranger? __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

07-04-2006, 02:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	I have a toad in my strawberry section in my garden. The fruits have never been so nice! No bloody insects last very long! __________________ Louis

07-04-2006, 04:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
GSX1100FL Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 381	Notice the shadows, everything else has shadows but the reason for the alligator for not having one could be that the shadow is cut off by the bottom of the picture. Wonder what firearm he used to kill it with.

07-04-2006, 04:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE M-J Member of the Month! Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 3,031	Rae says she was born at night but not last night...she said she saw that gator crossing into the pond last week. __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

07-05-2006, 11:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
GABRIEL Third gear and cruising Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 GSX-R 600 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 544	I would have loved to shoot that dead whewwww must have been a rush. __________________

07-05-2006, 11:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	I think I would have ran away... __________________ Louis

07-05-2006, 11:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,068	I don't really have a back yard (I live in an upstairs apartment, so I have a balcony), but on one side of the house, we have a herd of sheep who have been grazing there for the past couple of weeks. Each sheep has a bell around it's neck, so whenever they are awake, all you hear is "ding-ding-ding, bahhhhh, ding-ding, bahhhhhh, ding, bahhhhhh", and so on...from about 5:00am until about 11:30pm. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

07-05-2006, 11:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	I thought counting sheeps would put you to sleep Jim __________________ Louis

07-05-2006, 11:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
sunny Leaned over, knee down Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: '97 suzuki savage, '90 honda shadow, '75 kh400, and a broom Location: fort worthless Posts: 4,678	shiner hefeweisen rocks... __________________ "blah blah blah, the world revolves around me, blah blah blah, your perception of events can't possibly be valid, blah blah blah, i wasn't there but i know everything about everything, blah blah blah." - 95% of the male population. you WISH this post was brought to you by rum.

07-05-2006, 11:51 AM	#15 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Well I would have to say that the way the shadows are being cast that the shadow very easily could be on the bottom of the page. After watching the event Monday at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm... "Walking with Gators",,, it does look a little big. But then again I have seen a gator at the Okefenokee Swamp that easily shadowed that beast. They used to call him "OSCAR" the alligator. That one was about 3 feet tall from the bottom of his belly to the top of his back. I think he came in at 15 or 16 feet. When swimming in the water he looked like a big boat. Have never seen another one that big since. He was well taken care of at that park until he finally passed away. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

07-05-2006, 01:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Rabbit turds.

07-05-2006, 03:29 PM	#19 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	Pecan tree and Persimmon Tree and soon to be dead squirrels and birds if they don't leave them alone! __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

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07-05-2006, 03:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Dude,, that is a bearded Dragon form Australia. He must've escaped form someone's house!!!! LOL!!!! too funny __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

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