Alligator and turtles living beside each other. The alligator will eat that turtle, I have seen it, reckon the turtle doesn't know that?
Since we are in Florida and the weather is warm enough for our friends the Turtles and Alligators to make an appearance, the Rangers had a program on Alligators for the visitors. It was mainly for the folks down for the first time I think to let them know that they are around, and they can be dangerous.
The summer is the worst time because they love to soak up the sunshine; seldom do they seek the shade. To be honest I like alligators. I mean I like to see them and certainly respect them. I saw a video the other day of some fool putting his hand in an open alligator’s mouth. He would jerk it out just before the jaws slapped shut. Or he did three times, but he fourth time the alligator got him and mangled his hand. A good thing the guy was just sunning and was not hungry or the guy could have been killed.

(This my adopted Morehen when we lived in Tavares. I finally convinced her to have her babies here instead f the boat, it wasn't easy! The get up high when possible to avoid the Alligators.)

It never ceases to amaze me how dumb us humans can be at times. Animals living in the wild are just that, wild. I mentioned in a post a couple days ago that we used to get close to bears, not actually realizing the danger. Fortunately we were never attacked or hurt.

(Below Alligators in neighbors yard across the lake.)

(Below is the Blue Heron, they are pretty watchful, but the alligators get on every once in awhile.)

From a kid ‘til now, snakes seldom bother or scare me. I have caught snakes to show the grandkids. I used to be very fast. I doubt if I could catch one now without being bit, so I won’t try. I caught two or three copper heads and had those in jars in my room as a kid, mama found them as was not happy. Told me to take them out and kill them. Since they were no more than two feet long, I just turned them loose. I never told her.

(An Anhinga(sp) drying its wings. They too avoid the gators most of the time)

I caught a cotton mouth once, he bit me, but he never bit anyone else. I did a dance on his head.
Animals are important to our world, most of the time if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. Sherry cannot believe that about bees and wasps! Once she had some hornets get under her dress, let me till you modesty went to the winds!!!
Thanks for coming by the log.
Nite Shipslog
PS:

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy areplacement.

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world isweird and people take Prozac to make it normal

..How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes awhole box to start a campfire?