Albino Alligator?
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I'll stick my face in the water and see?
For the last 30 to 40 years there have rarely been any boats out here. Usually myself and maybe one or two other boats in a given week.
Its more of a wildlife sanctuary now.
Nice to be the only boat in this huge lake, it's nice and peaceful.
Definitely not a manatee.My brother-in-law and I were in South Florida in mid-February for the heat wave. We are from the Pacific Northwest which was still reeling from a heavy snow fall.
We saw several gators in the wild in the Everglades. One large one swam right next to our air-boat. The water was murky so we couldn't see deeper than a few inches. The alligator swam with his nose and eyes out of the water the whole time. The submerged body that we could see appeared dark.
The animal in your photos doesn't look like alligator to me, but I'm certainly not an expert.
We also saw a Manatee swimming right next to the dock we were standing on in Flamingo. Again, the water was so murky that we couldn't see the body more than a couple inches below the surface. We couldn't see it's profile but we could see that it was light colored.
For the last 30 to 40 years there have rarely been any boats out here. Usually myself and maybe one or two other boats in a given week.
Its more of a wildlife sanctuary now.
Nice to be the only boat in this huge lake, it's nice and peaceful.
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Wondering if you actually got a croc? They're typically lighter than an alligator. Dunno if they get as far north as St. John's though? Could be a reason for Florida F&W to be interested since northern croc sightings are fairly rare.
just my 0.02 dollars worth.
just my 0.02 dollars worth.
You ever see those golf ball recovery cats working the ponds on Fla courses in scuba and snorkel gear? Methinks they be goofed in the head.
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How about the guys that go out in a 6ft aluminum boat and catch 10 and 12 gators by roping and hauling them on the boat. They make it look easy stopping those frightening creatures from taking thier limbs off with a roll of electric tape. Not for me!!
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Well, I didn't see my pet today, but did manage to get a close up of my sister-in-law floating.
I'm 17 feet above.
this pic is not zoomed.
I'm 17 feet above.
this pic is not zoomed.
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Ok here is the 30 seconds of the what ever it is?
I'm rotating my camera looking for an alligator that was on the surface, not knowing this beast was there.
I'm at 37 or 39 feet when this was taken.
I'm rotating my camera looking for an alligator that was on the surface, not knowing this beast was there.
I'm at 37 or 39 feet when this was taken.
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After talking with AH about the height of his flying and the type of lens he has I have made some calculations as to sizes of the gator pictured above (post 32) and in the video. He has one of the early (97 degree lenses) on his H and flying at 17 feet in the picture in post #32 above. That would mean the frame is showing roughly 39 feet from side to side and 22 feet top to bottom making that about a nine to ten foot gator.
In the video he was flying double the height and maybe a little more so at 34 feet that would be 78' x 44' and a little higher at 38 feet maybe as much as 85' x 48' feet. Pausing the video at 15 seconds you can see the body length is about one sixth of the frame height or about eight feet as near as I can tell.
In the video he was flying double the height and maybe a little more so at 34 feet that would be 78' x 44' and a little higher at 38 feet maybe as much as 85' x 48' feet. Pausing the video at 15 seconds you can see the body length is about one sixth of the frame height or about eight feet as near as I can tell.
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There aren't any albino alligators. There are leucistic alligators though, and even then there are only 12 known in the world (but not necessarily in captivity).
It will sure be interesting to see what FWC or SJWD will say about it. If it truly is a leucistic alligator, they'll catch it and take it to Gatorland or Everglades Holiday Park.
Please keep us posted!
Lol! No, but they will go into what is called a "death roll" if they have caught something too big to kill instantly. But since there's video, a death roll would be obvious to see.
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Sorry it's taken me so long to answer. But, yes! I do! Alligators are one of my most photographed subjects. I have a whole wall in my office dedicated to my gator pics!! Lol! I just got back from camping in the northern Everglades yesterday. I can fly there; can't fly in the main part of the Everglades, though, because it's a national park.
