Gator One, Human Being Minus One (Almost).

[Rome]

Gator pulls golfer in Florida into pond; man unhurt

Associated Press

Updated: June 26, 2007, 12:02 PM ET


VENICE, Fla. -- A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said.

Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.

The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Burger used his left arm to beat the reptile until it freed him.

"I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled" for help, said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse.

Burger, from Lenoir City, Tenn., was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured, Morse said Tuesday.

It took seven Fish and Wildlife officers an hour to trap the one-eyed alligator, which measured 10 feet, 11 inches, Morse said.

The pond at the sixth hole has a "Beware of Alligator" sign.

"Unfortunately, that's part of Florida," course general manager Rod Parry said. "There's wildlife in these ponds."

Sadly the Gator will be destroyed while the useless retard who ignored warning signs and climbed into a pit frequented by alligators will live.

[SunMo]

getting attacked by a gator is one of my top 3 fears...even living in PA

[MDS]

my greatest fear is turning out like diomedes

[rjs246]

Hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are my greatest fear. That shtein sounds painful.

[SunMo]

kidney stones sound worse

[Rome]

We were in a cart driving down the path next to a lake once and a gator charged at us.  When those things are nesting they are extremely aggressive and will definitely farg up your universe.

[SunMo]

that's what im talking about...a lot of times you don't even see them when you enter their realm

it doesn't help that they just caught a 5' gator in a creek in the area

[ice grillin you]

kidney stones sound worse

my dad had one a few months ago....he said it was easily the worst thing thats ever happened to him and if he gets another one he will kill himself

[SunMo]

my list is:

1.  gators
2.  kidney stones
3.  being in the middle of a Munson/King Cole discussion

[Rome]

Snakes are worse down here.  I almost got bitten by a water moccasin when I was doing an appraisal on a riverfront house once.  Talk about aggressive... those farging things will go after you and not stop until they tire themselves out or you chop their heads off.

I don't go anywhere near the fresh water down here unless it's a spring.  They have those cordoned off with nets & shtein that keep the nasties out and even then I keep both eyes peeled at all times.

[ice grillin you]

1. three man announcing booth: wheels, munson, cole

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

1. three man announcing booth: wheels, munson, cole

I'll see that and raise you a Spadaro on the sidelines.

[Wingspan]

My biggest fear in life is one day finding one of FastFreddie's jokes funny.

[SunMo]

game, set, match

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

My biggest fear in life is one day finding one of FastFreddie's jokes funny.

You complete me.