efficiently destroy a small alligator. I ran over the little bastard in the high grass by the pond outside. I'm happy the mower met it before my feet did, though the high speed bone fragments did a number on my shins. A quick call to animal control confirmed that gators don't carry any blood-born diseases that affect humans. I'm pretty sure that the lawn mower is toast, it made really bad noises when I tried to crank it back up. Not sure, maybe I just need to clean the guts/bone, etc out. I'm gonna throw some iodine on the larger gashes and call it squared away. Anyone else ever run over a gator with a lawn mower?
I'm afraid to ask...
got any pics?
Nope, I pushed the body (well the remnants) back in the water (gators will eat dead gators). I might take some of the under side of the mower tomorrow. The shins are nothing special, just looks like I was running on a nice back woods trail in a pair of shorts.
I hit a chunk of wood with my mower once. It bent the blade and shaft adapter, and sheared the key on the magneto/ignition/flywheel. It wouldn't really run, just almost. Replace the key, blade and adapter and it's been running for the last 12-13 years. Although, never as smooth as it was before I hit that piece of wood! Probably did bend the crankshaft just a bit.
Nope just Cute little Bunny Rabbits.
never seen a gator that close, but ive run over rattlesnakes with em
I helped mow the golf course on Skidaway Island a few times...years ago. The gators always hauled a$$ when the mower went near the lake.
I'm thinking the little bugger musta been sick/injured before I got to him for him to have not moved. :dunno_white:
They usually get the hell out of your way long before you get near them. Are you sure it wasn't already dead?
I ran over a snake once & felt bad about it. I like snakes, and I didn't see it in time to react.
i ran over a hidden rabbit's lair once. got me one lil bunny rabbit. another one wiggled further into the hole, thought he was dead too, till i reached my hand down to clear it away....ever heard a rabbit squeal/screetch/cry? :cookoo: :cookoo:
Quote from: jserio on July 27, 2009, 09:25:40 PM
i ran over a hidden rabbit's lair once. got me one lil bunny rabbit. another one wiggled further into the hole, thought he was dead too, till i reached my hand down to clear it away....ever heard a rabbit squeal/screetch/cry? :cookoo: :cookoo:
yeah i did. when i rescued a VERY juvenile one from cat. and another time when i decapitated one while mowing :icon_confused: