Man Hiding From Police Loses Arm To Gator

[dlevere]

http://www.wptv.com/news/state/flori...n-off-by-gator

[bungholio]

The amount of gator attacks in Florida is getting on the news too much for me. I think it's time to release the Kraken in Florida to start Krakin those gators' bones.

[dlevere]

A lot of kids and pets get eaten by gators in Florida. I heard about it a lot when I was stationed in Jacksonville.

[dlevere]

Bite from 'unidentified' lagoon life sends child to hospital

[nensondubois]

Florida is a really dangerous place to live. Alligator encounters are equally alarming as the infections spread by mosquitoes bites.

[Pyriel]

I don't know that I'd call it "really dangerous", but it's got more varied threats than, say, Iowa, for sure. It doesn't help that it's kind of a magnet for crazy.

People are weird everywhere, but I used to live in that town (Lakeland), and once every few months you'd hear about absolutely loony things going on. There was a guy who disappeared for a few days, and was finally discovered in the woods by a search party. He was tied to tree limb, hanging upside down by his feet like a bat. He was also naked from the waist down. After he was cut down, and probably watered a bit, he claimed to have been assaulted and dragged there. People might have believed him had it not been for the camera and tripod he'd set up 20 feet away to record his furious masturbation session.

I've never lived anywhere else that could keep up that level of crazy on the local news with such consistency. And all you need is for a guy that mental to set up for his proverbial wank too close to the water's edge, and the funny story takes a tragic turn.

[dlevere]

Killer Nile Crocodiles in Florida? Experts Say It's Possible