Sometimes They DO Get Away!

We saw this alligator feeding on fish and crabs in the marsh pond yesterday morning.

At one point it opened it’s mouth wide and we realized it had a large crab.

But just as the gator was about to crunch down on it’s catch, crabby made a break for it!

The crab got away. Somehow it managed to evade the alligator’s bite and escape over the side.

The alligator, as you might imagine, was not at all pleased to have lost it’s prime catch and this was not a happy face we were seeing at the end.

12 thoughts on “Sometimes They DO Get Away!”

jimini2001 on August 10, 2012 at 10:52 am said:

Great series of shots Phil. Very lucky crab too.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 10, 2012 at 11:10 am said:
  
  Thanks so much for looking and you are correct, that is one lucky crab.
  Bet he has some story to tell his friends. 😉
  
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TJ on August 10, 2012 at 11:13 am said:

Hey Phil, fantastic sequence of shots. Hopefully he will have better luck next time.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 10, 2012 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks TJ glad you liked those shots. This time it was crabby who had the luck, maybe next time Mr. Gator. 🙂
  
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Maleea B on August 10, 2012 at 5:14 pm said:

I love rooting for the underdog! Or under crab….lol Great shots.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 10, 2012 at 7:16 pm said:
  
  I guess every once in a while somebody other then the alligator has to win one, you know, just to be fair. 🙂
  Thanks Maleea!
  
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Gareth Rasberry on August 10, 2012 at 6:33 pm said:

Hillarious! What a catch

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- Phil Lanoue on August 10, 2012 at 7:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks Gareth! It’s likely that crabby is very glad it wasn’t too good of a catch by Mr. Gator.
  
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Molly Argo on August 10, 2012 at 10:26 pm said:

Now that’s something you don’t see too often! Great series!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 11:35 am said:
  
  Thanks Molly! I’m glad you liked the shots. It’s not something I have seen before.
  
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Jennifer on August 11, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:

You and your once in a lifetimes shots! I love it!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 11, 2012 at 9:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks a million Jen! So glad you liked these pics! 🙂
  
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