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Alligator mississippiensis
This monster of the swamps came charging at me with blood on its mind, and quickly ran me down, Biting with full force I wondered whether this might be the end, but reassured myself with the fact that death was unlikely from a 7-inch long lizard biting my shoe. This baby cant have been older than a week and was hanging out with 5 other siblings, though no sign of the mum. Apparently, like with humans, some mother gators are responsible and guard their babies ferociously, while others couldn't care less. This baby's mother apparently belonged to the latter school of mothering.
Agricultural drainage canals.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2013
Submitted on Jul 8, 2013
38 Comments (1–25)
Great action.
beautiful picture!
Cute!!!
Congrats Kristian :)
He's like, I'm going on a walk, (cue cheerful music).
Nice shot Kristian and great notes :-) Congrats.
Wonderful shot Congratulations
Fantastic picture! Congrats!
Sweet! Congratuations on SOTD. Glad you survived this vicious attack. lol.
Congratulations Kristian Bell on this SOTD!
as always great shot Kris
Awesome sighting! Great shot! Congratulations Kristian!
so cool!
Congratulations Kristian. Fantastic capture & giggle :)
Congratulations! Love your sense of humor ...
How did you get a picture with out the parent attacking you?
Congratulations on the SOTD, well deserved, Kristian Bell
Congratulations !
Congrats Kristian!
WOW CONGRAGULATIONS~
awesome shot !
wow nice shot!
Congratulations !
wonderful snap,
Awesome shot, and great story - I'm amazed that you lived to tell the tale.. lol.
An excellent spotting and photo, Kristian. The story is brilliant... and riveting. I've had my own 'close encounter' with a crocodile in Kenya, although it was closer to 7 foot and a bit of a pulse-raiser, and have also seen their handiwork in PNG. It surprised me to see that the hatchlings, though they're small, are so naturally aggressive and lightning fast. Gators are no different; just pure instinct. I checked out your website too. Beautiful portfolio. Love your work - uplifting and very inspirational.