Hissing Mama Gator Doesn’t Want Any Part of Florida Man
Florida Man Strikes Again! DATELINE – Cocoa Beach FL There are a lot of characters in today’s episode, including a hissing mama gator who’s pretty ticked off, a Florida man…
Florida Man Strikes Again!
DATELINE - Cocoa Beach FL
There are a lot of characters in today's episode, including a hissing mama gator who's pretty ticked off, a Florida man who, well, he may not know exactly what he's doing, and a Florida TV reporter who REALLY should know better.
FLORIDA MAN - You think mama wants to protect her nest cup there? Okay, I get it. You ain't happy. I get it, I get it. Here you come.
TV AUDIO - A Fox 35 exclusive. Tonight, a Cocoa Beach man got quite the fright when he walked into his backyard. This six foot alligator was right there ready to greet him.
At first he wondered what that gator was doing there, but he eventually figured out the mama was guarding her nest. Don't mess with Mama, bottom line.
Fox 35's Marie Edinger went to Cocoa Beach to meet the homeowner and the gator herself.
A homeowner's terrifying run in with a gator desperate to defend her nest, which she happened to build in his backyard. She gets her front half through the fence, eventually literally missiled through it.
"It was incredible. And it caught me by surprise. I was shocked." That's Bill Geiger Jr, the man whose backyard the alligator invaded. Let me just go out there real quick and see what's going on.
He says he doesn't shy away from danger, apparently including alligators. Looks like she may gone down that way for some reason. The Fox 35 crew on scene, myself included, we're definitely keeping our distance.
A gator expert at Gatorland says alligator mothers can be very protective of their young. "Please do not mess with mama alligators. Don't feed any alligators. Don't try to do anything with any alligators in the state of Florida. For one, it's against the law. And secondly, they have the potential to be very, very dangerous."
This pile of leaves right here is the gator's nest. And this is the space in the fence where she was able to climb through. You can actually see all the dirt, markings and scratches from when she squeezed her way over to the nest.
That is a six foot gator. And this, you can see, is only a few inches wide. She was determined to get in and protect her young.
Geiger says the gator's temporary home has impacted his backyard plans. He has a granddaughter who hasn't been able to swim in the pool and his son hasn't been able to bring over his dogs. The Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) says each of these nests has an average of 32 to 46 eggs. And Geiger isn't willing to meet the whole family of babies once they hatch.
"I called FWC to find out what to do and they told me, well, you've got to contact the city and got to do this. There's a lot of red tape, but eventually, like,probably in a couple of days, they're going tocome out, I hope, remove the gator and the eggs and relocate it."
In Cocoa Beach. Marie Edinger, Fox 35 News."
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE WDHA STUDIOS - So there's a lot going on behind the scenes with this whole thing.
First of all, Marie fine reporting there. But when she talks about the crew keeping their distance, she shot that right where the eggs were! Now she has her back to where the gator would be coming from.
I don't know about you I'd be doing this scene from inside the house, Marie, never mind tempting fate.
Meanwhile, the knucklehead owner. The gator lives in a watery area few hundred yards, perhaps, from his home. He sees it all the time, the head poking up out of the water.
I don't know about you. If I saw a gator trying to wiggle its way through my slatted fence, I don't think I'd stand there taking video of it. Especially when it was halfway through and it was obvious from the hissing sound that she was angry.
Like, again, I'm on my way out.
32 to 46 eggs could be buried there. Can you imagine? Could you even begin to imagine if they all hatch at the same time?
Top 5 “Florida Man Strikes Again” Stories For July 2023
With each passing day, Florida Man Strikes Again takes us on one new adventure after another.
Whether it's vast quantities of illegal drugs, high-speed chases. grand theft auto, the possibilities are endless.
And let's not leave Florida Woman out of the mix, either, because she can throw a mean burrito!
If nothing else, the antics of Florida Man (and Woman) certainly help keep Florida Attorney in business. And speaking of which, can you even begin to imagine what it must be like being an entry-level public defender in the Sunshine State these days?
It's enough to make you think Saul Goodman might want to see if he can work a plea deal to get himself out of jail. There's certainly a large client base just waiting for him.
Herewith are our five favorite Florida Man Strikes Again stories for the month of July.
Florida Man Probably Doesn’t Want To Be A Contestant On Sheriff Ivey’s Game Show
Not only is this our favorite Florida Man story for July, it's one of our favorites so far in 2023!
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey is a no-nonsense kind of guy.
He also has a pretty good sense of humor, as you can see from the Facebook page for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Anyone who can refer to himself and his fellow officers as "the Po-Po" sounds like a guy you might want to share a beer with.
Well, it seems that Sheriff Ivey is the host of a new game show called Wheel of Fugitive and while he's not above poking fun at himself, it's also pretty obvious that he means business.
And when Sheriff Ivey means business, it also means that Florida Man probably shouldn't want to be a contestant.
The Fake ID Card Was Probably the Least of Problems For Florida Man
Having a fake ID card isn't all that unusual. You can pretty much ask any college student who may or may not have reached the legal drinking age yet.
When it comes to Florida Man, the fake ID card he had was probably the least of his problems when police caught up with him.
<strong>Florida Man Omar Feliciano</strong> somehow attracted the attention of deputies from Volusia County at the worst possible time.
For one, he was holding 88 games of cocaine.
But - as is often the case with Florida Man - wait, because there's more.
Florida Woman Takes A Page From 50 Cent and Gets Arrested
Florida Woman's aim was a bit off. Remember 50 Cent's attempt to throw out the first pitch at a Mets game a few years ago?
Florida Woman Sarah Ann Kochera took a page from 50 Cent at Rick's Reef restaurant when she got into an argument with someone (we think it was her boyfriend) and tossed a burrito at him, which resulted in her being arrested.
She missed.
And hit someone else.
And now she's under arrest.
Florida Man Will Never Get His Driver’s License With A Stunt Like This
Florida Man Gary Lamar Miller will never get his Florida driver's license if he keeps pulling a stunt like the one he tried a few days ago.
Miller was clocked doing 117 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone on I-75 shortly after midnight a few days ago. With the police now in pursuit, Florida Man led them on a high-speed chase.
Despite flashing lights and sirens, Miller refused to pull over and revved his Nissan SUV to more than 120 MPH before exiting the interstate highway and finally stopping his vehicle in front of a gated community.
If the police were less than thrilled with Miller's antics behind the wheel, you can imagine their reaction when he told one of the arresting officers that the high speed chase made him feel as if he were in the video game Grand Theft Auto.
To top things off, Miller only had a learner's permit to drive and was driving illegally.
https://wdhafm.com/2023/07/24/florida-man-will-never-get-his-drivers-license-with-a-stunt-like-this/
Drag Racing Florida Man Is the Only One To Ever Shut Down A Bridge
When Florida Man takes a road trip, he goes all out!
When Graham Liberal, some kind of Florida Man social media star, arrived in the Steel City from the Sunshine State last week, it was with the intention of setting up some kind of car meet for his social media content.
What ended up happening was a crowd of 300 people and around 50 cars gathering to shut down the Fort Pitt Bridge around 3 AM last Friday morning.
