Gators Gone…..Driving?
This story, from the Daily Mail, brings evidence that the Animal Uprising™ is far from over. Police in Brazoria, Texas, pulled over a car for erratic driving. This is not all that unusual, really. Alligators are lousy drivers.
With one of these fearsome creatures staring out of your rear window, you're never going to need a car alarm.
Startled police officers on a night patrol encountered this 6ft alligator after stopping a motorist for erratic driving.
Video from the police car shows the officers pointing their torches into the back of the sedan, illuminating the highly unusual passenger.
The reptile, which had been travelling in the back seat, had then moved up to the area behind the headrests by the rear window.
The look in its eyes suggested it would be less than co-operative when it came to helping the officers with their inquiries.
They questioned the driver, William Johnson, who turned out to be wanted over a burglary.
He said he had found the alligator by the side of the road in Brazoria, near Houston, Texas.
Obviously, the alligator had moved from the driver's seat to the back window and let the human take the fall. We now have a new thing to worry about: large, toothed reptiles careening around on the roads. We here at Blue Crab Boulevard strongly recommend checking with you insurance agent to see if you have an uninsured reptile rider on your auto policy. It is well known that as bad as alligators are at driving, they are even worse at getting insurance. (We did contact our agent, but the phone must have malfunctioned - we were suddenly disconnected after identifying ourselves.)
(Note: Pictures at the link.)
By Maggie, Thursday, 17 April , 2008 @ 9:32 pm
Here ya go, Gaius. You’re the second today I’ve had the occasion to share this with:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dKEmBI6-wU0
That gator’s dead …
By MikeM, Friday, 18 April , 2008 @ 5:37 am
Maggie, that’s a scream! Thanks for sharing it.
By wheels, Friday, 18 April , 2008 @ 7:06 am
I can see it now - head stuck out the window, big grin on its face, tongue flapping in the wind …
By Mockinbird, Friday, 18 April , 2008 @ 12:01 pm
I thought that in Texas, if your last name was Johnson, the cops would just give you a pass.
By martian, Friday, 18 April , 2008 @ 2:12 pm
Maggie, I love it! That was hilarious!
As for the car passenger, those Texas cops really should run that gator through NCIC - he looks awfully familiar - I think he may be an escapee from here in Florida that is now a fugitive. The fact that he was hanging out with a burglar would tend to strengthen that suspicion.