Alligator Bites Man’s Face At Florida Disc Golf Park

[Sugar Cookie]

A man was retrieving a Frisbee at a disc golf course in Florida when an alligator bit him in the face, sending him to the hospital.

The man was at John S. Taylor Park in Largo around 5 a.m. when he went waist deep into water to retrieve a Frisbee, police said.

While retrieving the equipment, police said an alligator bit him in the face but he managed to pry himself free and escape the water.

The man was transported to a local hospital with face and hand lacerations but is expected to recover.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating.

FWC officials told sister station WFLA they place the highest priority on public safety and encourage the public to be aware of their surroundings at all times.

FWC Officer Specialist Bryce Phillippi said Floridians and visitors should take precautionary measures when in or near the water especially during warm weather to reduce the chances of conflicts with alligators. He said alligators are most active and visible when the weather is warm, and in some places in Florida, that can occur year-round.

Alligator bites man’s face at Florida disc golf park

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was retrieving a Frisbee at a disc golf course in Florida when an alligator bit him in the face, sending him to the hospital. The man was at John S. Taylor Park in …

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[Metalfan]

That's what you get for playing golf.PERIOD.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Um, OW!

 

[Symmachus]

I have put considerable thought and diligence into my response to this news item. I do hope dearly that it is tactful and respectful toward the victim of the situation. And, upon such, the entirety of my response goes as follows:

 

[Old Man Metal]

Yeah, I'd have taken the mulligan.

 

[Siobhan]

Don't wade into water, fresh or salt in park areas here in Florida.
I don't swim in the rivers, nor close inland, I'll dive out wayyy off the coast, but not near land or islands.
Sharks do not skeerid me anywhere near as much as gators, and I've seen some granddaddy gators who's jaws were at least 3 feet wide at the hinges in the little canals off the rivers where homeowners like to keep their boats out - if the jaw's 3 feet wide, no telling the body length.

Yeah, I'd have taken the mulligan.

No shit, frisbie's are way cheaper than an ER visit and plastic reconstruction surgery.

 

[everjaded]

Travis Spitzer. You're a dumbass, and now you've been named.


Fucking 5am. You went waist deep into alligator infested waters in pitch black darkness?!?

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2020/06/15/alligator-bites-mans-face-at-largo-park/

 

[Spider]

Ive met very few frisbee golfers that were very intelligent.

 

[Inferus]

To his frisbee friends he'll forever be known as...Gator Bait.

 

[Sejanus]

Nom, nom, nom!

 

[Mountaineer95]

Travis Spitzer. You're a dumbass, and now you've been named.


Fucking 5am. You went waist deep into alligator infested waters in pitch black darkness?!?

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2020/06/15/alligator-bites-mans-face-at-largo-park/

I used to disc golf, for years. I guarantee that pot was involved hence the poor decision making that led to 5 am golfing. I once got a golf cart stuck in mud playing night (“glow”) disc golf at 3 am and illegal substances may have played a role. If he was playing with glow discs (charge ‘em up with a black light and they glow, it’s pretty cool) and one went in the water, the fact that the glow discs are less common and cost more may have played a role.

Not that any of that makes him less of an idiot.

 

[Anubis]

To his frisbee friends he'll forever be known as...Gator Bait.

So, in response to Florida State disallowing "Gator Bait" as a chant, I found this article as an explanation for the racist origins of that phrase...

https://theundefeated.com/features/the-gut-wrenching-history-of-black-babies-and-alligators/

 

[Siobhan]

So, in response to Florida State disallowing "Gator Bait" as a chant, I found this article as an explanation for the racist origins of that phrase...

https://theundefeated.com/features/the-gut-wrenching-history-of-black-babies-and-alligators/

Oh my, as a real native Floridian swamp rat, I've used the label "Gatorbait Music" to register some of my songs/music under.
Since I'm less than 24 miles as the crow flies from "Rosewood" (yes, the Rosewood the movie was based on, if you blink when passing the sign, you'll miss it and be in Sumpter), I may need to rethink that publishing nom de plume (idea from the "Gatorman" hisself, Tom Petty) and strive for something that's still swampy, but not with such a horrifying historical background. It's a shame Mussel Shoals is taken, lol.
Perhaps I should name it after my 17'+ converted sailing snipe, with a removed drop keel, it now has a 3' fixed keel, and runs 8hrs on 2 deep well batteries and a simple 37lb thrust trolling motor, doing about 6 knots against the tide, and nearly 8 knots with, named for the film "Silent Running"?

ETA: It must be obvious that I pay little attention to sports.