Thursday, May 18, 2006

Crocodile tears...

...or more precisely, alligator tears, must be being shed all over reptiledom, for the mammoth "monsters" being captured and killed in Florida these days. I don't get it. Yes, these guys are terrifying and dangerous. Then stay the hell away! Humans are encroaching upon their turf (and surf) every day, and yet we expect them to just slink meekly away into the next patch of swamp? I'm always amazed at the ego of human beings. These creatures have lived millions of years longer than we, and should be revered more than reviled. It made me sick to see a 12' alligator with his snout and eyes sealed shut with duct tape, struggling as a crane was attempting to load him onto a flatbed trailor.

Living in gator territory? Don't go swimming, jogging, fishing, toe-dangling, you dope! When will we realize that we can't impose our will upon everything in the universe?

~Fischlipps

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