Woman deceased after alligator attack on Hilton Head Island this morning. (South Carolina)

police report ^ | 8/20/2018 | police report

[sodpoodle]

****Animal control people came and got it, just relocated it somewhere else.****

Time to stop ‘shooing’ and start shootin’

[FreeReign]

Never walk your dog near the water where gators are present.

The dog survived in this case. So dogs, never walk your humans where gators are present.

[Rebelbase]

The really big ones can be aggressive.

[9YearLurker]

Lots of tourists in HH with no clue — and no interest (until now!) in the tourism industry there educating them.

[boycott]

No doubt. The record in Alabama is 15’9”. I was just surprised an 8’er would attack a person. I find this concerning knowing how many 10’ and 12’ gators we have in my area.

[boycott]

Fake .. fake ... fake ... fake ...

[Rebelbase]

Ya think?

[Red Badger]

Lawsuit?............................

[dfwgator]

Never walk your dog near the water where gators are present.

Especially a Bulldog.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

I live 10 miles from where this happened. We always have 4-8 foot (up to 12') alligators in the ponds. I live on such a pond. Our "association" does not allow us to kill the pond weeds (3-4'tall) around the ponds for environmental reasons and I "might" go to jail if I shoot my neighbor but I "WILL" go to jail if I shoot an alligator.

The weeds have mysteriously died along my property's edge with the pond. At least I can see the gators now to avoid them. I bought this property because I like to fish in my back yard. You cannot go near the ponds if the gators have cover, they are ambush predators. These things should be shot on sight above 5 feet. Killing a snake is now against the law, these things are also REPTILES, just a helluva lot larger and a helluva lot more dangerous! I just hope the next victim is an environmentalist.

[boycott]

I may have to get some pet jaguars.

[Keyhopper]

Lady walking her dog got grabbed a month ago in Ft. Lauderdale.

[boycott]

I may have to get some pet jaguars.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Even if she was a recent Yankee -- when my dad was stationed in Florida when I was 3 my first thought was "there are alligators here." I was terrified. I checked our swimming pool every time I was going forna swim.

And boy, I was NOT a smart child. I can't imagine an adult who is stupid enough not to know what predators exist in their locale.

[SJSAMPLE]

From the movie “Lake Placid” about a giant alligator.

[Doogle]

...anything 8’ of hungry is dangerous..

[Rebelbase]

Man’s laws have created this problem. I was a kid in S. Fla. in the 70’s and swam, tromped, dived and waded every bit of shore, lake and swamp available.

Gators were scared of man at the time and would flee. There was a swimming hole on a creek in a mangrove swamp that had a resident alligator. The first thing we’d do is all jump in off the high bank and do a cannonball splash. The gator would take off and we’d have the place to ourselves for the afternoon.

The exception was one time at a rock quarry in the SE glades a pair of gators followed several of us around the entire lake and would not let us enter the water.

[BenLurkin]

They were sent to arrest the woman for pestering the wildlife.

[Mouton]

Whenever we go for a stroll in our local “greenway” I always bring along one of “my little friends” just in case. Have seen quite a few alligators along the other side of the creek there and have always wondered when will decide someone looks like a snack. We live in very north east Florida. We have a pond on our property yet fortunately we have not had any gators. We have had river otters though, cute...till they killed a bunch of pet ducks one of my down road neighbors decided to have out in his yard. We were careful to maintain a decent woodline on our property sides and have a decent span of critters from hawks to bunnies about but like I said, no gators. As someone else said, they are dangerous and ought to be in season all year.

[centurion316]

Leash Laws can get you killed.