![]() Some visitors stop to read it a lot of them don’t. He lives companionably with a female named Tina, and if you think it’s easy for two alligators to pair up later in life without trying to bite each other’s limbs off, well, you don’t know a lot about alligators.īetween the two fences that separate Reggie’s enclosure from the public is a sign with the thumbnail version of his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo 15 years ago today. When it’s chilly, he doesn’t do much of anything. Reggie, the most famous alligator in Los Angeles, lives in a beautifully landscaped midcentury dwelling just outside Los Feliz. Usually they involve drinking heavily, but sometimes we get more creative. Socials are sporadic special events promoted by /r/LosAngeles. Content that would normally be removed for self-promotion is allowed within reason. Comments with proper formatting will appear in the Events Table. Posting about a meet-up or event? Use the stickied Meet-up and Events Thread. "What should I do?" (link broken here, too. "Where should I go?" (link broken, sadly) Please visit the Rules Page for all rules & guidelines. Hit the "edit" link by your username in the sidebar above ⬆️️ to pick a neighborhood. If you ever encounter an alligator, Hardwick said you should always call in a professional if you are concerned.WARNING: /r/LosAngeles contains rules and users known to the State of California to cause cancer. "This is the fourth nuisance alligator that posed a serious threat to humans that we've had to remove in the past 14 days." ![]() "So far, we have seen a pretty busy alligator season," Hardwick said. At this time of year, alligators are typically more active and more territorial. "Fred got lonely and was looking for a girlfriend," Hardwick told FWC officers in footage of the incident.Īlligator mating season occurs between May and June, with egg laying continuing through June and July. They are mostly found in swamps, marshes, rivers and wetlands, but at this time of year they often come into residential areas looking for food and a mate. Watch moment wild bobcat stalks Florida alligator-"Nobody would believe me"įlorida is home to over 1.3 million alligators, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."Dangerous" 6ft alligator caught outside North Carolina clothing store.Turtle caught riding Florida alligator "like it's a horse" in amazing pic."When an alligator is in water of any sort, that is his element which automatically gives him the upper hand and makes him that much more dangerous," Hardwick said. "They go into that spin and just roll and roll and roll."Īlthough shifting an alligator is no straightforward task at the best of times, they are even harder to move when they are in water, as Fred was. "It's also their instinct when they feel in danger," Hardwick said. "He did death roll a lot during removal which we unfortunately didn't catch on camera."Ī death roll is the rapid spinning motion alligators make when they capture their prey. "Male alligators are very territorial during the breeding season, and often even fight among themselves for territory and females around this time of year," he said. Hardwick said that the alligator, which he named Fred, was not happy to be removed from the pool. "Alligators in swimming pools, especially without screens, isn't uncommon," Hardwick told Newsweek. This combined image shows Todd Hardwick wrangling, "Fred," a 10-foot alligator out of a swimming pool and into his van in Kendall, Florida, on Monday evening.
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