Alligators come to town thanks to Katrina

BOSSHOG

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Tue Jun-13-06 12:57 PM
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Alligators come to town thanks to Katrina

In Slidell, Louisiana, Northeast of New Orleans Alligators have been a greater problem since the Hurricane. Almost daily sightings of the Gators from 5 to 12 feet long are reported. They hang out in ditches along the sides of the road in town. The city has a full time trapper who traps them and takes them to their natural home, a swamp not far from town. They are relatively harmless to adults but can be a problem to pets and small children. Come on down and take a Swamp Tour.

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CottonBear

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:01 PM
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1. Is that swamp Bayou Liberty?

Edited on Tue Jun-13-06 01:02 PM by CottonBear

Mr. CB spent many happy hours paddling about the bayous of Slidell in his pirogue (sp? the canoe carved from a tree). He told me that he used to see many gators when he was exploring the bayous back in the 1960s.

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BOSSHOG

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:09 PM
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5. Most of the Alligators

reside in Honey Island Swamp east and north of Slidell which goes into Mississippi. Bayou Liberty is a neat hunk of real estate but it floods incredibly with just a little rain.

Had lots of great tomato dishes last Saturday in the quarter: Fried Green Tomatoes smothered with Shrimp and Remoulade Sauce. I pigged out so much on tomato dishes that I had to pass on the Fried Chicken. We might do that this coming weekend. The misses had a great Bloody Mary made with Creole Tomatoes of course.

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CottonBear

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:24 PM
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6. Oh my! That food sounds wonderful!

I love Bloody Marys. :) The one you describe msut have been really good. :)

Are ya'll getting any rain? It's still pretty dry up here. We had widely scattered showers yesterday. This morning, I was thinking of everyone down on the Gulf Coast when I was watching the Weather Channel reports about the first tropical storm of the season.

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BOSSHOG

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:38 PM
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9. Ungodly hot and dry

We need rain bad. The heat is just draining any get up and go out of me. I keep the tidal wave petunias watered every day, other than that I've been worthless outside; but the petunias look great. I give them a good soaking every morning.

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liberal N proud

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:02 PM
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2. Gators were there before man and they will be there when man is gone

Who is intruding on who?

I realize they are a menace to children and pets. We just keep squeezing the wild life into smaller and smaller habitats.

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CottonBear

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:04 PM
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3. The gators must have been pushed out of the bayou by the storm.

I don't recall gators being a problem in Slidell (in the sense of hanging out in roadside ditches and yards) pre-Katrina. I'm sure much of their bayou habitat was gretly disturbed and they are simply looking for new homes.

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BOSSHOG

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:05 PM
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4. Just passing on a story teammate

In southeast LA, man and alligator get along pretty well.

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gatorboy

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:27 PM
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7. I come in peace. n/t

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wicket

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:28 PM
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8. Cue CCR's "Born on the Bayou"

;)

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DoYouEverWonder

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Tue Jun-13-06 01:39 PM
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10. Thanks

I've already got a pair of my own.

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