Post by WVsnowflake on Jan 13, 2011 1:54:34 GMT -6
OK who in their right mind would even try to paint a Gator Orange ? 
and also how would you do it ? 
(Picture here )
www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/09/MENEWSO7-orange-brush-experts-say-gator-a-dye-job/
SARASOTA COUNTY - Word of an orange alligator in Nokomis spread to New York last week, after Sylvia Mythen shared photos of the animal with a local television station.
The reptile is not naturally the color worn by the University of Florida's Gators, but was somehow covered in paint or another orange substance, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
"Its teeth are that color, too," said agency spokesman Gary Morse, noting that state experts had scrutinized the photo and determined the color change was not genetic.
Painted or not, getting images of the brightly hued alligator has been a thrill for Mythen, who is in her 70s. She wanted her grandchildren in Indiana to see the gator she captured in snapshots Wednesday, but was surprised by the attention it has generated.
Mythen, a Venice resident for the past eight years, volunteers helping residents in the Sorrento Woods neighborhood where the animal was spotted.
"When I passed by and I saw an orange alligator, it was like, 'Did I really see that?' " she said.
An ABC television station in New York called her on Thursday, saying her image could go national.
and also how would you do it ? (Picture here )
www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/09/MENEWSO7-orange-brush-experts-say-gator-a-dye-job/
SARASOTA COUNTY - Word of an orange alligator in Nokomis spread to New York last week, after Sylvia Mythen shared photos of the animal with a local television station.
The reptile is not naturally the color worn by the University of Florida's Gators, but was somehow covered in paint or another orange substance, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
"Its teeth are that color, too," said agency spokesman Gary Morse, noting that state experts had scrutinized the photo and determined the color change was not genetic.
Painted or not, getting images of the brightly hued alligator has been a thrill for Mythen, who is in her 70s. She wanted her grandchildren in Indiana to see the gator she captured in snapshots Wednesday, but was surprised by the attention it has generated.
Mythen, a Venice resident for the past eight years, volunteers helping residents in the Sorrento Woods neighborhood where the animal was spotted.
"When I passed by and I saw an orange alligator, it was like, 'Did I really see that?' " she said.
An ABC television station in New York called her on Thursday, saying her image could go national.
.....and anytime i see 'em they're wearin' some kinda' chiefs clothes (which ain't ever cheap).......these ain't wealthy people either.....just real insanely dedicated.....
Thats too funny Buzzy !!! 