Record alligator taken from Flint River[GA] Cordele Dispatch ^ | 04 Oct 2008 | Gabe Jordan Posted on 10/07/2008 9:59:37 AM PDT by BGHater. Condition:--not specified. The chance, officials said, is high. ALLIGATOR Flint RiverQuarium Gator Elongated Copper Penny. StoppIng several times along the way looking for artifacts. Adding to your cart. The item you've selected was not added to your cart. Native to the Southeastern U.S., the American Alligator is an apex predator, consuming fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Item Information. It is best to fish from a boat, kayak or canoe because of the current and alligators that inhabit the river. Do not be alarmed when you see an American alligator basking in the sun on the quiet banks of this increasingly popular stream. They occur in the Flint, Chattahoochee, and Apalachicola River system. Took 4 hours from Gainesville GA to get to a 7 hour trip down Flint River and we could have stayed 7 more. We saw blue heron, turtles, deer, turkey, king fisher, and even an alligator for a few seconds. Alligator snapping turtles are found in deeper areas of the Flint River and its tributaries. ALLIGATOR Flint RiverQuarium Gator Elongated Copper Penny. But the alligator sightings are usually reserved for the major bodies of water in our community – … We found lots of fossils and even a sharks tooth! In its most recent gator survey along the Flint River, they saw 7 gators in ten miles. Researchers who caught and released alligator snappers on the Flint River last year recorded a catch rate only slightly higher than a similar study in 1989, according to a recent report. Just take a ride on the Flint River or across Lake Seminole and you’ll see your fair share of prehistoric reptiles in the water and on the bank. Sign in to check out Check out as guest . They also occur in swamps and ponds on the floodplain of the Flint River. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:20:00 GMT — For today's Facebook Story of the Day you asked what the chances are of seeing an alligator in the Flint River. We’ve got plenty of alligators in southwest Georgia. That river is the Flint River, which I lived next to from 2004 to 2007. Brown said he was advised that the man had tossed the alligator into the Flint River. They prefer streams and rivers with logs, deadfall, and numerous mollusks for them to eat. SUMNER COUNTY—Kansas Department of Transportation workers discovered the carcass of an American Alligator in the Ninnescah River while working on the riverbank in Sumner County, according to a social media report from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism game wardens. Flint Creek is one of Alabama’s precious natural resources, and provides recreation to many anglers, canoeists, kayakers, hikers, photographers, and wildlife observers. Despite having lived near excellent alligator snapping turtle habitat, I have seen only a few of these animals in my life. Price: US $3.00. American Alligator. Bobby Bond, a biologist with DNR, says he's never heard of an alligator attacking someone in Central Georgia. The Flint River is home to the shoal bass, a near-endangered fish known to be the signature species of the Flint River. Brown told police he and other aquarium employees then went to the river and retrieved the gator. FLINT RIVER — A Cataula man and three friends nearly got more than they bargained for when an alligator hunt here near Campers Haven turned into a four-hour ordeal with a 680-pound monster that has been confirmed as … Skip to comments. They are predators and scavengers and feed on a wide variety of animals and plants including fish, aquatic invertebrates, other turtles, acorns, briar roots, and wild grapes.
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