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ollieshuvitz Backside 180

Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 1669 City: east bay area
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 11:30 am Post subject: "There be gators in there!" |
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-random guy on a bridge in miami...
Has anyone been/heard of anyone having a close encounter with a gator/croc while riding? I remember someone mentioned something about Manzari, but other than that?
http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-an-Encounter-with-Crocodile-or-Alligator _________________ .:Wake UP Films:.
| -=AlexXx=- wrote: | | ollieshuvitz, DAMN IT, i want you <3 |
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kyle Backside 180


Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 1015 City: ft. lauderdale/tampa
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| I fell a couple years ago about 5 feet from what looked to be a pretty big gator. It made eye contact with me and submerged. Consequently i took an aqua dump |
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kyle Backside 180


Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 1015 City: ft. lauderdale/tampa
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| Gator Website wrote: | | Go for the palatal valve. Crocodilians have a flap of tissue behind the tongue that covers their throats when they submerge in water. This flap prevents water from flowing into their throats and hence prevents the crocodile from drowning when its mouth is open. If your arm or leg is stuck in a crocodile's mouth, you may be able to pry this valve down. Water will then flow into the crocodile's throat, and animal will most likely let you go. Hard strikes to this valve may also cause the animals to release you. |
...yeah next time my arm is in a gators mouth, ill be sure to remember to do this  |
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nick Island Rat

Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 14553 City: Honokowai
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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kyle, It might be enough to read it and have it floating around in your subconcious to make you react that way should the worst happen  _________________ √ |
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Classy Classified

Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2624 City: Kooksville
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'd like to think Im and calm collected person...and trust me, if my arm was in a gators mouth two things would happen. 1.) I would cuss in my head and 2.) I would judo chop it's face... nothing more nothing less _________________ 10101 |
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El Diablo Backside 180


Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 905 City: Jacksonville
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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t-rex, remember the steel gator?
bending peoples props in such!  _________________ tww 4 life
"Leave A Wake, Wherever You Go!" |
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-=AlexXx=- Pillage & Plunder

Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 17488 City: yes
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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whenever i see a gator, i cut toward it, they always freak out.... and submerge.  |
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waterdork88 Frontside 180

Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 426 City: Orlando
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| what happened to manzari? |
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NotSoBueno Backside 180


Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 1806 City: SoCal
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Wouldn't a submerged gator be more potentially dangerous than a surfaced gator? _________________ The above are opinions of NotSoBueno, based on NotSoBueno's life experiences and are not reflective of the opinions of wakeskating.com, posters on wakeskating.com, or readers of threads on wakeskating.com. |
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K'jellman Backside 180

Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 830 City: Stockholm/Sweden
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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it's bulljive that a gator or croc can only run 10 miles per hour on land. they can run about 30 miles for short distances. that article doesent seem to legit. _________________ Jag heter Fredrik |
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goride Frontside 180


Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 490 City: brentwood
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| on the delta water ways of northern cali all i have to worry about is drunken boaters, dead bodies in duffle bags, amoebas, muscle heads on steroids, deadly chemicals, mutated fish, oil in the SF bay, tree humpers throwing stones at me, objects resurfacing, and DBAY MILFS trying to touch my special place. And i think that about sums it up. |
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RUSSIAN Integrity Sheep

Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 2154 City: Where's my beer
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| You forgot dumped, stolen cars |
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erikmonty Backside 180


Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 845 City: jupiter
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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idk know about gators/crocs...but ive seen nearly everything else in the river...i sprayed a family of raccoons swimming, iguanas, vultures, dead foxes, strappers etc _________________ "wipe that shizzle eating grin off her face"
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lake weir ocala FL Backside 180

Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1241 City: Ocala
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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screw gators, water moccasins scare me the most, and turtles that pretend to be snakes and pop up right next to you and make you shizzle your pants, then submerge as they laugh _________________ -Jordan Schwaller
LwC. Ride for Life. PAVT .. Since 06'
| Iamjesse wrote: | | wakeboarding is to wakeskating is like sex with a condom... it just feels better when you dont wrap up!!! |
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sk8tehwake Backside 180


Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 754 City: Orlandooo
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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erikmonty, strappers lmfao _________________ -=AlexXx=-, i eat jews like you for breakfast, |
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nick Island Rat

Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 14553 City: Honokowai
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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waterdork88, He was attacked when he fell wakeskating... landed right on it.
It latched onto his arm and tried to go into a death roll.
Luckily it was only 7 inches long and only left minimal bite marks and mostly just scared the shít out of him.
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River WF Pop Shuvit

Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 182 City: boulder city
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| kyle, that is scurrrrry |
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PoopSkater Frontside 180

Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 426 City: west palm
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I would ride with a knife  _________________ vesselwake.com |
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canalskater Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe
Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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PoopSkater, he does now.  |
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conwest Backside 180

Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 1018 City: Haymarket
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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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-=AlexXx=-, haha wouldnt that suck if you're cutting towards it and you catch your edge  _________________ Some people make birdhouses, some people knit sweaters. I star in high-quality pornographic films. To each his own... |
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