Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/06/12/heres-a-surefire-way-to-determine-if-there-are-alligators-in-any-body-of-water.html
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And here i was waiting around to check if they’d see me later.
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She’s not wrong!
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What a sweetheart!
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100% i was waiting for a gator to try and take off her hand.
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That can be ambiguous. If it takes a while, it may be a different crocodylian.
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Well, that was a long way to go for a pretty tired old joke.
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She had to go the long way, because there were alligators in the water.
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Important information for the next time you’re adventuring in the NYC sewers, too!
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The real skill lies in being able to differentiate between the gaiters and the spats.
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When I went to Costa Rica, some very sage advice given by a local crocodile tour operator was: if you can’t see your feet, then there is probably a croc in the water and you should not be in there.
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although it might be a bit late to run if a croc has already eaten your feet… 
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I just follow the rule of not getting into the water in places that have things that can possibly kill me in there.
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That she went back for a second go at explaining it made me laugh.
I… think I get it now?
def wonderful thing, thx BB
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I knew what was coming and still watched.
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Not sure if there are gators in the water? Assume there are ALWAYS gators in the water!
Yeah, I know, the image is of a croc, same rule applies.
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Oh gee, it’s up to my knee…
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I wish she would have said what it was she was looking for in that water.
That’s ALL the places.
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