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.

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?   

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?   

yeah i did. when i rescued a VERY juvenile one from cat. and another time when i decapitated one while mowing