Yeah, not my idea of fun. Wrestling with a gator, that is.
I think I'll just stay up here, where everything freezes solid in the winter...
They can be trained if you start 'em young enough.
Just for reference this is a picture of a young Crocodile, Looking at the humps on the back it is possibly a Baby Caymen Crocodile. An Alligator has a much more rounded snout and Darker coloring. Both will chew you up if you get the chance but are completely different Animals in looks, Behavior, and even eating Habits.
Personally if that big old Gator was lounging in my pool (if I had a Pool) we would be getting out the propane burners, Big deep fryer pots, and starting to boil the corn and taters! He would have picked the wrong pool to relax in! Gator is some GOOD Eatin' if you know how to cook it!
TX
Yeah I actually though it was a baby croc, I was going by the long skinny snout with the bulbous nose on the end but went ahead and posted it anyway since it was purely humorous.It's a Caiman, and that is denoted by it's color, not the osteoderms (bumps) on its back, which both crocs and gators have.
Actually I think it is in Texas (and in fact everywhere they occur), too, seem to remember one of those "Game Warden" shows based in Texas dealing with a poacher, besides relocating nuisance animals.Txbumper: In Florida it's against the law to kill, capture or possess an alligator......you need a license........the state has to get their cut!!!!
Yeah I actually though it was a baby croc, I was going by the long skinny snout with the bulbous nose on the end but went ahead and posted it anyway since it was purely humorous.
But I see TX beat me to the punch (and surprised you didn't) about eatin' em if they turn out to be, er, resistant to training.
Regarding Pascal's experience, I've heard it said that freshness is everythingwhen it comes to alligator and I believe the cut is important too.
Or maybe it was tainted by chlorine?
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Actually I think it is in Texas (and in fact everywhere they occur), too, seem to remember one of those "Game Warden" shows based in Texas dealing with a poacher, besides relocating nuisance animals.
Think it all goes back at least to the '50's , when poaching to take advantage of demand for alligator leather was big business.
Seriously though on Gator meat, It does need to be fresh (The Fresher the Better) and it doesn't hurt to clean it very well before cooking as if you don't you can get a "Dirt" taste to the meat. If you taste Gator form some place that doesn't know how to prepare it properly it can be pretty bad.
LMAO!! That's as close as I wanna get, as well!!I have a Lacoste polo shirt...
Yup. And as far as the "gotta be cooked right" thing, I had mine at a Florida restaurant which prides itself in listing the gator as one of its specialties, so I'm gonna surmise they know how to prepare the darn thing... didn't make it taste any better to me.TX, I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to "exotic" food, so I ordered "Gator Bites" the last time I was in a Cajun restaurant. Had a consistency just like a pencil eraser!
Yup. And as far as the "gotta be cooked right" thing, I had mine at a Florida restaurant which prides itself in listing the gator as one of its specialties, so I'm gonna surmise they know how to prepare the darn thing... didn't make it taste any better to me.
Gotta try it to know if you like it. Won't eat gator again.