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Uploader comment: 12-14 Bull Aligator carrying a deer across a lake. In this second photo, the gator seems close to shore. Not something you see everyday.

Image status: EXPLAINED This set of pictures circulated the net in 2004 and shows a real alligator carrying a deer in its jaws.

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#38 Posted by mr rainbow on 28 June, 2011, 21:01

thats coool

#37 Posted by causticgnostic on 4 March, 2009, 9:46

This is a doubly amazing photo! The alligator's only 12 to 14 inches long and has killed the smallest deer ever seen! WOW!

#36 Posted by artistjmt on 14 October, 2008, 18:59

google 'bujang senang'.... pretty sick stuff

#35 Posted by rydel on 7 December, 2007, 8:07

I saw an alligator this big at an "alligator farm" down in Florida. It's nothing special, just really old.

#34 Posted by ravenlady13 on 23 June, 2007, 15:01

Bulls tend to get larger, and Crocs and Gaters can get pretty big. But the one you want to watch out for the the caymen (sp?), smallest member of the family, and most aggressive.

#33 Posted by nomran619 on 2 June, 2007, 7:19

This is cool but no mystery. I remember looking through a book about Crocs in Ausrailia. Man they used to be monsters. They had old BW photo of the ones hunters killed. were waist high. Looked like freaking dinosaurs. When it was discovered they were eating people teh public went out and hunted them. Killed off all the huge Crocs. They had to be an awsome sight in person.

#32 Posted by historydoc98 on 29 December, 2006, 21:31

There's no sense of perspective in this photo, so its impossible to tell how big the alligator (or crocodile) is; it could be carrying a fawn or a very small species of deer.

#31 Posted by sea_maid13 on 24 December, 2006, 6:07

i live in florida, Iv'e seen a million alligators, and this could be real. Alligators can be HUGE! and the deer could be a key deer.

#30 Posted by fatherof4 on 21 October, 2006, 3:21

One cool pic! And yeah, that's one BIG aligator. And no, I don't feel sorry for the deer. That's life...and death. Natures way.

#29 Posted by floyd63 on 1 October, 2006, 9:39

Pity steve irwins gone, he would have said "crikey" The croc would have done a death roll to drown the deer then it would have been easier to swim with. Also they like to snag their meat on underwater roots or dead wood to give it that rotting putrid taste mmmmmmmm.

#28 Posted by lobotomizer on 16 March, 2006, 8:56

The gator catch a great dinner

#27 Posted by foxgirl on 25 November, 2005, 9:22

I would like to see steve irwin try to catch that alligator. ^_^

#26 Posted by weasel on 19 November, 2005, 21:55

oh gators can get big. The largest alligator ever recorded measured 19 feet 2 inches (5.8 meters) and was found in Louisiana.

#25 Posted by weasel on 19 November, 2005, 21:50

it looks like a alligator to me not a croc. look at the snout its rounded and blunt, crocs snouts arnt like that

#24 Posted by tremor on 14 November, 2005, 5:50

why do they think its so it big, its obviosly average sized

#23 Posted by ilovescience2234 on 3 November, 2005, 8:34

How can you tell if its big or not Celeb? Were you standing on the banks watching it drag that full grown deer through the water? Do you think you would be able to carry a full grown deer through water? It's not an easy task.

#22 Posted by nessie on 31 October, 2005, 6:24

ok that gator is NOT big...

#21 Posted by crypto_chick on 30 October, 2005, 21:43

i do but its not that uncommon for a croc to get that big or possibly an alligator

#20 Posted by zen_garden on 27 September, 2005, 6:24

DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL BAD FOR the DEER?!?!?

#19 Posted by after_life_solja on 7 September, 2005, 16:59

whoever sed its an aligator is thick as f@cK its a croc aligatots are smaller and i seen this on discovery channel they tried catchin it n while they were filming the documentary people were being killed by it , i saw the actuall footage n its real

#18 Posted by jono on 6 August, 2005, 16:03

I come from australia where we have the biggest and deadlyest crocodiles, this is easily a picture of a crocodile. a crocodile this size can be atleast 200yrs+ old.

#17 Posted by elfkeeper on 2 June, 2005, 0:46

Acctually, Vega, that is very very incorrect. Alligators have only been measured, at max, to be from 6 to 15 ft long, they are not crocs, which are more aggressive and have to be to live where they do. alligators are far more docile and live in places that could not hold their diet if they got that big.

#16 Posted by siningfordummies on 24 May, 2005, 22:55

So its a big alligator... or a small deer...

#15 Posted by alienplayalolz on 3 April, 2005, 9:52

lol @ Mtswf4lf..Its actually Nile Crocodiles that can get up to 30ft, largest croc in the world if I'm not mistaken. THIS is what happens when crocs and gators are left alone and don't have human contact..its prolly close to 100 years old..

#14 Posted by mtswf4lf on 26 March, 2005, 9:34

I'm just glad this photo wasn't another gargoyle pic.

#13 Posted by recycledicecream on 21 March, 2005, 4:56

It's not actually so 'giant'.... Pah.

#12 Posted by seany on 25 February, 2005, 17:47

why not mikey999...

#11 Posted by mezzezic on 6 January, 2005, 3:31

Alligators are not the ones that grow 30ft in length..its crocodiles. That is an alligator and so what if its a bit larger than normal alligators, conditions in the environment and how well it can feed can account for that.

#10 Posted by madeyepixie on 23 December, 2004, 5:11

mikey999, my thoughts exactly.

#9 Posted by mikey999 on 12 December, 2004, 17:03

amazing!!! lake placid...

#8 Posted by _vega_ on 23 November, 2004, 7:36

Alligators are own to grow 30ft long. That deer got owned hardcore.

#7 Posted by crypto-buddy on 21 November, 2004, 6:58

Dude that alligator rocks it dominated the deer.

#6 Posted by starlight rose on 15 November, 2004, 11:49

excellent pic, makes me wanna break into a crocodile dundee comment though.. *thats not a Croc..THIS IS A CROC..* lol.. Sorry, yes check out sweetheart, now thats a croc.

#5 Posted by tetanus on 13 November, 2004, 23:10

This is real. Visit snopes.com /photos/animals/gatordeer.asp for details.

#4 Posted by shelby_191 on 10 November, 2004, 1:43

there are humungus crocs in australia too...check out "sweetheart" the biggest croc in captivity. she is dead now but they kept her body and measurements

#3 Posted by dwilson on 29 October, 2004, 23:47

for real, there are humongus crocs in egypt

#2 Posted by cheesemonkeyhobo on 28 October, 2004, 2:06

Spell Check=Friend

#1 Posted by stunt101 on 24 October, 2004, 1:14

peaple its just a alagater lol y is it on this site its jus a alagater its no mistory lol

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