Sharks in golf course in Australia

[Seadoobuddy]

Hey guys downunder...check this out.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/ra...of-golf-course/2150614842/Comcast/2149199475/

 

[LouDoo]

WOW, I'm totally stunned. Crazy Ant's (or Aunt's) in Texas, crazies at Walmart, now Shark's in Oz, what is this old world comming to, the end must be near. This story was so important there's actually 2 threads on the same subject. Someone needs to tell Les Nesman.

Lou

 

[crisso]

Plenty of courses built near the ocean.it's no uncommon.the guys that retrieve all the lost balls wear mesh dive suits.Up north of here there is saltwater crocs.BUT.The biggest hazard is Kangaroos.True as true.They bite,kick,attack and injure a lot of golfers.This is dead set.People don't know that roos can stand over 6 foot tall.And they bloody well bite and can take a decent chunk out.
They are widespread and on the courses in the cities.

 

[crisso]

Plenty of courses built near the ocean.it's no uncommon.the guys that retrieve all the lost balls wear mesh dive suits.Up north of here there is saltwater crocs.BUT.The biggest hazard is Kangaroos.True as true.They bite,kick,attack and injure a lot of golfers.This is dead set.People don't know that roos can stand over 6 foot tall.And they bloody well bite and can take a decent chunk out.
They are widespread and on the courses in the cities.

Because it was posted twice.I answered twice

 

[Seadoobuddy]

OK,OK. I misspelled Australia so I edited it but I guess when you edit the title it re-posts it a second time.

I heard that Roos can be dangerous.

 

[crisso]

:lol:I didn't even notice.You dobbed yourself in dopey.
Yes.The male Roos can be very dangerous.Especially if you happen to corner one.Sheep/cattle dogs can chase them and if they turn,they lash out.On their legs they have a toenail about 2 inches long and they kick out with them.Opens anything up.Their upper arms are as big as any man and they grab hold and then kick with their lower legs.They do serious stuff

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Now there are 9 LB rats in Florida



But a breed of giant, Gambian rats have been rapidly reproducing in the Florida Keys despite a decade-long effort to wipe them out. KeysNet reports the invasive, African native species first began showing up between 1999-2001 after a local exotic animal breeder released eight of the rats into the wild.

"We thought we had them whipped as of 2009," said Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "We think they have not moved far but they clearly reproduced," he said.

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The rodents, officially known as the Gambian pouched rat, are the largest known breed of rats in the world. They can grow up to three feet in length and weigh as much as nine pounds. Wildlife officials fear that if the large-sized rodents make it to the Florida mainland, they could devastate local crops if they reach the Florida mainland.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been working with Florida officials to wipe out the rodents, and there are only an estimate few dozen at large, but they can reproduce quickly and do so only five months after being born. After producing a litter, the Gambian rat only has to wait another nine months before having another litter, bearing up to six babies at a time.

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Officials thought they had successfully gotten rid of all of the Gambian rats back in 2008, but several of the burrowing creatures recently began showing up in the yards of local residents. "We were skeptical but went back and talked to people and [saw] there were rats that we missed," Hardin told KeysNet.

Using cantaloupe and peanut butter as bait, officials say are planning another to distribute another 200 traps in an effort to clear the keys of the Gambian rats, some of which are larger than the average house cat.

"We're going to try to trap at least that often until we see signs that we have knocked them back," Hardin said.