LukaLand
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The alligators go to a gator farm when they get to big for Living With The Land where they are eventually slaughtered. Then Disney gets new smaller baby gators to display for a while.
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Changes at WDW due to alligator attack (dedicated thread)
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The alligators go to a gator farm when they get to big for Living With The Land where they are eventually slaughtered. Then Disney gets new smaller baby gators to display for a while.
TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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21stamps
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....or a few attorneys....Here is the funny thing.... I'm certainly NOT an Alligator Expert. But I suspect Disney talked to a few of 'em.
Personal GUESS? Those rocks are there to make it very uncomfortable for a ground crawling creature to come UP, as opposed to a guest going DOWN.
LongLiveTheKing
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Yes! That's exactly how I feel about it. It reminds me of Paradise Pier in California Adventure and I have zero complains with that. Visually, I love them, and it's at least one more thing at least deterring something from the water from accessing the walkways.
I'm looking very forward to the upcoming photo album that will be posted here soon titled "Family of alligators spotted sun bathing on new Grand Floridian rock barriers."Here is the funny thing.... I'm certainly NOT an Alligator Expert. But I suspect Disney talked to a few of 'em.
Personal GUESS? Those rocks are there to make it very uncomfortable for a ground crawling creature to come UP, as opposed to a guest going DOWN
LongLiveTheKing
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They should fillet and ship the gators to Anehiem Disneyland for New Orleans Square to serve grilled alligator at Blue Bayou.
surfsupdon
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Anyone with photos from the other Resorts yet? Caribbean, Beach,Coronado etc??
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Yeah, me too. Yesterday on twitter I saw photo's, swimming together 2 turtles and a baby gator at the Beach Club Villa's. I wondered where the Mama was.
rawisericho
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The barriers are for people. They won't/can't stop a snake or alligator.
1. Yes. There are snakes along that walkway. There is also snakes all over WDW resort. I've never been there and not seen at least..2,6,10, several.
There "could" be a gator anywhere, but chances are - there won't be. No, there is not anything that can be done about it.
2. Camping. There are wild animals in campgrounds. Everywhere in the US. Don't leave out food. If you see a large gator while camping in Florida- report it. A trapper will find and remove it.
Honest question, have you been to WDW before? Or Florida? If the answer is "yes"- don't be anymore afraid now than you were then.
Out of curiosity what kind of snakes are there?
DisneyFans4Life
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That really looks great and blends in nicely. It's enough of a "statement" to say keep out, but doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. Great job Disney!
deeevo
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Water moccasin, banded water snake, coral snakes, eastern diamondback, black racer, garter snake, king snake, ring neck snake... just to name a few we deal with.
Seanual757
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Saw the new barriers this past weekend we did a quick one night stay at the VGF. I actually like it IMHO it cleans up the dirty shore line so you do not see the weeds or the dark murky water and it fits well with the them of the GF.
As one of my home resorts I am ok with it (not that we have a choice) but Disney did an excellent job. We did observe a family where the kid was trying to climb the fence and a cast member telling the parents they needed to stop the kid from climbing the fence.
We also observed 3 Fish and Wild life boats out in the lagoon patrolling one near the GF, the other by Poly and the other near the canal connecting Bay Lake.
As one of my home resorts I am ok with it (not that we have a choice) but Disney did an excellent job. We did observe a family where the kid was trying to climb the fence and a cast member telling the parents they needed to stop the kid from climbing the fence.
We also observed 3 Fish and Wild life boats out in the lagoon patrolling one near the GF, the other by Poly and the other near the canal connecting Bay Lake.
LongLiveTheKing
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... Really? Like, this family needed a CM to remind them what the purpose of a fence is? Did they not see the jagged rocks that kid was going to hop down onto?
Also, the parents were allowing their kid to climb the fence and watched?!?
Seanual757
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The parents were right with the kid as allowing the boy to try and climb, the signs, fence, and rocks meant nothing. My wife and I shook our heads but the cast member was quick to address the situation but still I am not surprised and I am sure this happens more often than we know.
I see parents allowing kids to walk the walls on rides while waiting in line and even after cast members ask them to get down I see families letting the kids go back to doing the same thing.
mimitchi33
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My grandfather had a snake that loved to go into the water. Once, it played with the alligator I mentioned earlier.
I've also seen kids standing on the barriers in the queue and kicking them. This was a problem at Hershey Park. I just don't get why kids like to kick seats and barriers.
LongLiveTheKing
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I'd imagine every beach they own will get the same treatment. Disney doesn't want to risk another alligator incident.
ford91exploder
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Well you have the coral snake and the water moccasin's to start with, If you are bitten by the coral snake well I hope your affairs are in order. The water moccasin most likely you will live through the experience but where it bit you you will never be the same, Some rattlesnakes and of course lots of milk snakes and other rodent eaters.
Incomudro
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Yes, but you practically need to try to get bit by a Coral Snake.
To the point of picking one up. They're secretive things, like to burrow, and are rear fanged with small mouths.
Those Eastern Diamondbacks on the other hand...
*I did some further searching, and it turns out that Coral Snakes are not rear fanged.
But, they do have shorter, fixed fangs - unlike those hypodermic needles that vipers have.
To the point of picking one up. They're secretive things, like to burrow, and are rear fanged with small mouths.
Those Eastern Diamondbacks on the other hand...
*I did some further searching, and it turns out that Coral Snakes are not rear fanged.
But, they do have shorter, fixed fangs - unlike those hypodermic needles that vipers have.
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TeriofTerror
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Well, assuming you seek medical help in a timely manner.
(Pardon me, but I'm feeling a little bitter. I just found out recently that in addition to the other bat-guano crazy beliefs in my family's religion, they also frown upon receiving anti-venom because there are blood platelets present. It's like they look for ways to up the craziness quotient.)