Alligators: They're like bears but with scales

[fishwax]

And they just keep attacking people and small pets in florida:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195851,00.html
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/article_1164717.php/Florida_alligator_snatches_puppy

Thanks to his hard work, most are now aware that bears are little more than godless killing machines. But gators are like green bears with scales and long tails that live in swampy regions.

Why haven't they appeared on the threatdown? Of course, I've missed Colbert for the last week or two, so maybe they have.

Surely Colbert isn't "soft on gators."

[arwalden]

1. Land Sharks

[fishwax]

2. uh ... candygram

:rofl:

[gizmo1979]

3. how fast can a gator run?

Their legs are awful short I think I could outrun a gator.

[BreweryYardRat]

4. Over the long haul, yeah, you could.

But gators are really fast in short sprints. I think they can hit 25 mph. Plus, they aren't necessarily going to charge out of the water at you and be easy to see coming-they bask on land quite a bit, sometimes under bushes, and their den entrances aren't underwater most of the time.

However, gators don't do abrupt turns real well. Do not run in a straight line if you're ever chased by one-do a zigzag.

Edit: *checks profile* Not that you're ever going to have to worry about gator attacks unless you come down to FL as a tourist. ;) :rofl:

[gizmo1979]

6. You can never be too safe!

Might be a stray.

[hfojvt]

5. Brett Favre said three of his childhood dogs were killed by gators

If they can catch a dog ...