tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157137013112601371.post647940261385162767..comments2023-03-24T07:07:55.103-04:00Comments on Walking with the Alligators: You’re On Your Own!GATOR WOMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02876191449927121668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157137013112601371.post-85954376752756514822014-08-29T14:35:38.488-04:002014-08-29T14:35:38.488-04:00Dear Mike:
Thank you so much for your continuous ...Dear Mike: <br />Thank you so much for your continuous support of my efforts.<br />You are a true friend and I really do appreciate your kind words.<br />DonnaGATOR WOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876191449927121668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157137013112601371.post-80506654594310609282014-08-28T14:29:12.052-04:002014-08-28T14:29:12.052-04:00Hi Donna,
I read this well written article with g...Hi Donna,<br /><br />I read this well written article with great interest. I like sharks and stories about sharks and pictures of sharks (nice one up there by the way.) I don’t know if it is my love of the movie JAWS or the fact that I have been face-to-face with sharks on a couple of occasions.<br /><br />Once while snorkeling near West Palm Beach I poked my head beneath a rocky outcrop in about 20 feet of water and saw what in my mind was a huge catfish – being the freshwater boy that I am – It did not take long however to register that this was a shark and just a little too close for comfort. As I clamored to the surface I was able to calm my nerves by realizing this was indeed a Nurse Shark but at over 4 feet had it been any fish I would have the same reaction of shock and horror. ;)<br /><br />I once made it to Grand Bahama Island where I was carefree enough to sign the appropriate wavers and put down my hard earned cash to venture on the UNESCO “Shark Dive” and before too long found myself kneeling in the sand 30some feet beneath the surface in crystal clear water while some “brave” soul in chain-mail baited-in and fed by hand upwards of 20 Tiger Sharks that swarmed the area passing within inches of my person on several occasions. During this event perhaps the most impressive sight was a slow swimming monster of a Grouper investigating the activity. To my mind this was akin to seeing a Bluegill the size of a refrigerator.<br /><br />So anyway – my point being… In fairness, I have to mention that although Sharks have more to fear from man than we of them; we are not alone in being a threat. A couple of days ago I happened upon a video that simply amazed me. If I did not link to it here I would not be a very good follower of “Walking with the Alligators”<br /><br />If you get the chance please see this: “Grouper fish eats shark whole from fisherman’s hook – video”<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2014/aug/21/huge-fish-eats-shark-off-florida-coast-video<br />masodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132234899113156952noreply@blogger.com