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Osprey Lakes Gator Invaders
May 15, 2006
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Trappers set a trap to ensnare large alligators observed in Osprey
Lake with a cow lung as bait on May 12. The bait stayed afloat
for quite some time as a school of fish took a particular liking to
it. Later that day, the bait sank beneath the surface of the
water. By the afternoon of Monday, May 15, 2006 the rope left
on shore still looked undisturbed. |
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By late afternoon, the trappers came to check on the status of the
trap. Since it appeared that the trap went unnoticed by its
intended prey, they set a new trap. This time they suspended
raw meat using some nearby twigs.
The trap can be seen along the shoreline in the photo at right. |
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At left
is a closer look at the trap set on Monday afternoon. It
suspends raw meat above the surface of the water where the fish
cannot reach it. Once an alligator grabs hold of it, the
alligator will naturally swim back out to deeper water stretching
the cord attached to the bait. When the bait is gone and the
cord on the shore has been stretched out to the water, it will be a
safe bet that an alligator is on the other end for the trappers to
pull in. |
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