The picture below, was taken by a Kris-TV helicopter flying over Lake Mathis about 40 miles north of Corpus Christi, Texas. The helicopter pilot and the game warden were in communication via radios;
following is a transcript of their conversation:
'Air1.., have you a visual on the gator? Over. '
'Approaching inlet now; over.'
'Roger, Air1..'
'Gator sighted. Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth. Moving in; over.'
'Roger, Air1.'
'It's a deer!!!'
'Confirm, Air1! Did you say 'deer'? Over.'
'Roger. A deer, in its mouth. Looks like a full-sized buck.
That's a BIG Gator! We're gonna need more men. Over.'
'Roger, Air1. Can you give me a idea on size of animal? Over.'
'It's big....25 feet long......at least !!!
Please advise;
Gator is heading to inlet.
Do I pursue?
Over.'
That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth!
The deer was later found to be a mature stag and was measured at 11 feet!
Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Corpus Christi?!
If you ski at the west end of the lake, try not to fall !!!
This alligator was found between FM Road 888 and Sweeny Switch , near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator...guess he wouldn't cooperate.
Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind the Rogers' house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations.
'I didn't believe it,' Charles Rogers said; however, they later realized the stories were, if anything, understated.
Corpus Christi Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, a 6'5' tall game warden, walks past the 28-foot, 1-inch alligator (8.5 metres) he shot and killed in the Rogers ' backyard.
Hmmmm.......
How old do you think this gator was?
following is a transcript of their conversation:
'Air1.., have you a visual on the gator? Over. '
'Approaching inlet now; over.'
'Roger, Air1..'
'Gator sighted. Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth. Moving in; over.'
'Roger, Air1.'
'It's a deer!!!'
'Confirm, Air1! Did you say 'deer'? Over.'
'Roger. A deer, in its mouth. Looks like a full-sized buck.
That's a BIG Gator! We're gonna need more men. Over.'
'Roger, Air1. Can you give me a idea on size of animal? Over.'
'It's big....25 feet long......at least !!!
Please advise;
Gator is heading to inlet.
Do I pursue?
Over.'
That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth!
The deer was later found to be a mature stag and was measured at 11 feet!
Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Corpus Christi?!
If you ski at the west end of the lake, try not to fall !!!
This alligator was found between FM Road 888 and Sweeny Switch , near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator...guess he wouldn't cooperate.
Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind the Rogers' house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations.
'I didn't believe it,' Charles Rogers said; however, they later realized the stories were, if anything, understated.
Corpus Christi Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, a 6'5' tall game warden, walks past the 28-foot, 1-inch alligator (8.5 metres) he shot and killed in the Rogers ' backyard.
How old do you think this gator was?
