The New Year started off wrong for one of these guys. I watched this for about 30 minutes. The fish is a gar. No gills. It is an air breather. The gator kept it in its mouth for about 10 minutes before it quit struggling. Nature is not always nice. A few people at the trail in the Everglades could not watch this unfold. Lots of cracking and popping with a little gurgling thrown in. It pays off getting up at dawn sometimes. No cropping or other post processing done.
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M Smith 12 Jun 2011
You have so many of these wonderful shots. Do you spend the day hanging from a tree? If so, great job!Debbie Gray 10 Feb 2006
Great work, but glad to know you use a telephoto lens! I use to live in South Florida and have seen many gators, but never in action like this! :0)Anonymous Guest 07 Jan 2006
Fish went in tail first so that it would know what was happening to it...brutal way to go. LizDeborah Martin 01 Jan 2006
Excellent Capture!!! I'm just gald they don't live near me!!!Emily Reed 01 Jan 2006
Augh! powerful but scary.