Good riddance if it was. That thing could eat someone's dog or child.

It takes a long time for a critter to grow that large, it was the biggest I've seen in Texas. We don't have the large populations like Florida, and they seem to deal with it. I don't see them as a menus, my neighbor claims we had a couple mating around our docks last year. He said, it was a big one and a smaller one going at it.. I have little dogs and grand children, I'm not worried about their safety. We can see all around and nobody swims in our cove.. I think their a wonder of nature, I like to see them.. But that's just me, I know everyone won't share that opinion, and that's OK...

If you truly have Gators swim to the docks, some D.B.'s has been feeding them or throwing the leftovers out in the water. That Gator now sees humans as a food source, are you starting to get the idea? Females as in most species are the most aggressive. All of these Gators will have to be Trapped, Moved or Destroyed all because of some real stupid people. We have this go on in Florida with the snowbirds and they are just now starting to enforce a law that has some teeth in it. I cannot wait for the next tourist season, as I understand the daily bag limit has increased. Dan