Posted on 04/28/2009 5:58:56 AM PDT by Peter Horry
To some, he's known as "Big Al."
Others call him"Norm."
He's a 10-foot-long alligator who has earned such nicknames because of his intimidating size. It's his size that now has some worried he could be a danger, while others work to save his life.
"Big Al" or "Norm", depending on whom you ask, a large alligator in a Hilton Head lagoon that has some residents worried, and others determined to save.
For years, the reptile lived in a lagoon near Port Royal Plantation on Hilton Head Island. That's where he became known as "Big Al."
Last week, though, he went looking for warmer waters -- and probably a mate. The alligator mating season extends through May. He landed in a lagoon, not far from his former home, on property belonging to The Legends condominium complex on Dillon Road.
The lagoon is behind an apartment rented by Susan Conlin.
Conlin named him Norm, then screened in her back porch to protect her two cats, just in case he decided to eat something other than turtles and fish.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestate.com ...
Not four legged ones, anyway...
They won’t kill the dangerous animals up there, but they want to move down here and kill ours. That doesn’t sound logical to me!
That’s why I never moved outta Pittsburgh!
A few alligators would improve Pittsburgh considerably, but the gators won’t go!
Yeah, I could definatly think of a couple places around town where Id like to put some hungry gators!
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