I'll take earthquakes any day

Horton

swc5150

And that is why we decided against FL in favor of TX (DFW area). I thought I could share the water with them...turns out I mentally can't.

The_MS

Need a lot of diquat on those weeds before you could ski there.

Bruce_Butterfield

They should relocate that poor gator away from the duck hunters. Skiwatch would make a good home.

The_MS

We have a few boys here that will take care of it in a hurry.

oldjeep

My father in-laws lake down there has a gator, no big deal. It's the turtles you have to watch out for.

Stefan

This how you handle them apparently 😂😂😂 Cigar in mouth the whole rescue, well done!

lpskier

@Horton Careful what you wish for. Nostradamus is predicting “the big one” in 2021.

6balls

13 feet? Am I the only one that things 20 or 20 plus? Maybe it's distortion. Looks like a ski boat would fit between the head and tail length-wise.

MISkier

I agree with @6balls. Just check that thumbnail freeze frame in the original post and look at the separation. More than 15 for sure.

Jody_Seal

Meh! Give em a snack and they become like porch dogs!

Wish

@Horton we feed and care for them to keep undesirables like West coast skiers from moving to FL.

ral

Just envy and bullying from the west coast (now that I "belong" to Florida)...

BraceMaker

@Jody_Seal and just pee when you get in the water and they won't bother you right? I feel like those duck hunters should try that.

Jody_Seal

This one taken out of Ski Paradise in Mulberry Florida about 15 years ago.
Clem lucine on the right.

Wish

Gainsville FL tournament. Paddle used to remove sunning gators from jump ramp by slapping the paddles on the jump surface. Also gators were under the long starting dock chilling near sign that read don’t feed the gators. Tournament stopped briefly while a gator, that was longer than the gates are wide, meandered across the course. My wife took one look and looked at me and said “don’t fall” while she laughed. We never went back. True story.

dvskier

@Jody_Seal That gator would be small for Ski Paradise from what I hear. They e got some giants down there.

teammalibu

One of my ski buds met that guy and his pup on the way to Fl. the other day! He keeps him on the leash when he is outside now! How many of you guys would do that if you didn’t know how big the gator was?

Horton

LeonL

I've seen some pretty big ones come out of Ski Paradise (Mulberry)

DaveD

I don't understand the issue, the gators just want you to pet them.

MichaelWiebe

Two small gators at Ski Paradise last week.

Wish

Anyone else notice the guy wrestling with the dog eating gator never lost his cigar? Priorities. 😂

ScottScott

Always fun when you go to replace a deflated buoy, bring it in to the boat and give a squeeze to find a row of 1/2 dozen teeth punctures.

Skiing through the course one time with my girlfriend driving, going out the exit 55s she says she hit something large (confirmed by the passenger,) not a lot of options of what that could be.....maybe a good size turtle.....maybe.

I have this fear of diving down to replace a buoy and seeing a wide open mouth coming out of the darkness below......but we do it anyway.

Gloersen

Getting too crowded in FL; Gators migrating to your States too - they grow fast on venison.

MichaelWiebe

I've skied in Florida for many years now, primarily in the winter. I've never heard of any gator attacks on skiers. The boat traffic clears them out.
Do gator attacks on skiers ever happen?
Thanks.

One_Ski

...a pregnant pause ensues, as legions of fallen skiers lament their inability to respond...

liquid d

Florida Reindeer! Merry Christmas!

jimski

Came across this poor little guy on lake mini haha

Jody_Seal

We teach our florida skiers young how to tame the lake dinosaur!

lpskier

@Jody_Seal That looks like Mulberry.