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When my DH and I came into KW last week to see the grands start

When my DH and I came into KW last week to see the grands start
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Beaches 8.6 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 10:07am  
When my DH and I came into KW last week to see the grands start their new school year we took a walk to the bayou to feed the turtles. This particular bayou is in Elm Grove and right across the street from Elm Grove park. Well, imagine our surprise to see an alligator approximately 5-6 feet in length swim up from the bottom of the bayou and go for the food we had brought. It didn't bother the turtles but I know how fast they can swim and also climb and as a MawMaw to 4 beautiful grandchildren I have real safety concerns. Do any of you have any ideas on how to get rid of it? I have talked with my daughter and grandchildren to not get too close to it and definitely not feed it. I also worry for any neighbors close by that may have small pets that they let run wild along the sides of the bayou. Do any of you have any ideas?
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luv2eatsushi 19.3 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 10:22am  
They've been here long before you were.
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luannski Top Forum Contributor14.1 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 10:57am  
I hadn't heard there was one in that location. With the park so close you might call 311 and express your concerns about it. There are lots of little ones there.
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luv2eatsushi 19.3 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 11:02am  
When my DH and I came into KW last week to see the grands start their new school year we took a walk to the bayou to feed the turtles. This particular bayou is in Elm Grove and right across the street from Elm Grove park. Well, imagine our surprise to see an alligator approximately 5-6 feet in length swim up from the bottom of the bayou and go for the food we had brought. It didn't bother the turtles but I know how fast they can swim and also climb and as a MawMaw to 4 beautiful grandchildren I have real safety concerns. Do any of you have any ideas on how to get rid of it? I have talked with my daughter and grandchildren to not get too close to it and definitely not feed it. I also worry for any neighbors close by that may have small pets that they let run wild along the sides of the bayou. Do any of you have any ideas?
 
Beaches :
 
"How to get rid if it?" Be aware of it. That is where they live.
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Quixote 11.3 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 11:33am  
Any body of water from Oklahoma to the gulf can be alligator habitat. Particularly so from Dallas to Corpus Christi and east of Austin.
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GiggleMugs Top Forum Contributor4 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 11:34am  
Beaches :
Call Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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Donnawisdom Top Forum Contributor7.4 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 11:41am  
Beaches :
Nothing you can do really. They will probably stay mostly in the water. I would not let people go by the water. Just stay away. I have a ditch behind me and definitely have gators in it.
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donnatella Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 11:56am  
Years ago, the ponds at the entrance to Summerwood had gators. They were babies but still…
 
We all have to remember that we live in their habitat and they are part of nature. We are the ones that have intellect and safety knowledge about them. We learn how to stay safe and co-exist with them in THEIR home in nature.
 
Again, just my opinion.
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golfshot 1.4 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 23, '25 12:04pm  
Beaches :
If we don't bother them they won't bother us. Used to see them at Golf Course lakes south of Houston all the time. They never messed with is.
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