Coroner identifies remains inside 500-pound alligator as man who went missing after Hurricane Ida

Heard recently, and I believe that it was aired on the search for Brian Laundrie, that if a gator can't finish his dinner, that they'll anchor it under a submerged log, and return for a snack later.

True? Squirrels bury nuts, so maybe...
 

SmoothSeas said:
I believe that it was aired on the search for Brian Laundrie, that if a gator can't finish his dinner, that they'll anchor it under a submerged log, and return for a snack later.
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Alligators do not have great digestive systems, they prefer well rotted meat. Sometimes they will put a fresh kill under a log and let it rot for a week or so before eating. I used to hunt gators and have taken a few just after they ate such a meal, its not hard to tell! Fortunately the stench doesn't effect the gator's meat, just the gator hunter having to handle it...

Baiting gators is done with very well rotted meat, usually chicken or beef lung left in a cooler in the sun for a few days (no ice) makes the best bait. Be grateful those gator hunting shows you see on TV don't have smellavision...
 
Alligatorob said:
Alligators do not have great digestive systems, they prefer well rotted meat. Sometimes they will put a fresh kill under a log and let it rot for a week or so before eating. I used to hunt gators and have taken a few just after they ate such a meal, its not hard to tell! Fortunately the stench doesn't effect the gator's meat, just the gator hunter having to handle it...

Baiting gators is done with very well rotted meat, usually chicken or beef lung left in a cooler in the sun for a few days (no ice) makes the best bait. Be grateful those gator hunting shows you see on TV don't have smellavision...
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Interesting - thx for sharing...
 
We took a guided boat ride through some of the swamps near New Orleans, a few years ago. The area was full of alligators, and one of the boat guides would drop some bait near the boat, and the gators would quickly jump on it. We all quickly hoped that the boat stayed afloat...a person would have little chance of escaping these predators.
 
Don M. said:
a person would have little chance of escaping these predators.
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Actually alligator attacks on adults are rare, I think we are too big. I have swum within sight of them many times, never bothered me. Small kids and dogs are at a bit more risk.
Don M. said:
guides would drop some bait near the boat, and the gators would quickly jump on it
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Yeah, I know they do that, really bad idea. It teaches the gators to associate humans with food...
 
Alligatorob said:
Alligators do not have great digestive systems, they prefer well rotted meat. Sometimes they will put a fresh kill under a log and let it rot for a week or so before eating. I used to hunt gators and have taken a few just after they ate such a meal, its not hard to tell! Fortunately the stench doesn't effect the gator's meat, just the gator hunter having to handle it...

Baiting gators is done with very well rotted meat, usually chicken or beef lung left in a cooler in the sun for a few days (no ice) makes the best bait. Be grateful those gator hunting shows you see on TV don't have smellavision...
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Ewww...gag me w/a gator. šŸŠ
 
Alligators are like crocs, they can't chew, thus, the reason they thrash about with their prey in order to try to get it ripped apart into smaller pieces. They will, as the poster stated, hide their remaining prey, including people, under anything in the water and return later to eat it.
 
StarSong said:
Alligators and crocodiles terrify me. I could never live in an area where they're found
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I know they have that reputation, but gators anyway, shouldn't. In the US there are about 5 million alligators and since 2010 only 10 known gator attack deaths are known, including Mr. Satterlee ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_alligator_attacks_in_the_United_States ). You are in far more danger from those cars you see on the road every day.

Don't know much about crocodiles, but I understand some species are more aggressive than our gators. The US does have a few native crocodiles in South Florida, but they are very rare, endangered I think.
StarSong said:
Being part of the food chain is a horrible way to die.
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Yes, and Mr. Satterlee's story is particularly awful. He was attacked in his yard and badly injured. His wife saw the attack and did what she could for him then went for help. While she was gone the gator apparently came back for Mr. Satterlee - his DNA was found in the gator's belly, several days later. Only good thing is that this is a pretty rare event...
 
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