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I have been hunting in the swamps east of Houston all the way to Louisiana and have seen many a gator. All of which went away from me. Now, if you happened upon a nesting mother then all bets are off.
Also, my ex father in law had a place on a backwater creek at Lake Livingston. They had an old 12 footer that would swim out of the creek into the lake to a nearby island in the mornings and back in the evening. Kids swam in the creek all of the time. He would always stay up so you could see him coming and when he was seen, everyone would come out of the water and give him a clear path. Worst that ever happened was we had left quite a few fish on a stringer at the dock and when we went out in the afternoon to get them, all that was left was the heads.

State law says you actually have to call a licensed nuisance gator removal expert to have it removed. Several recorded instances of people shooting gators "in self defense" and being fined. I have not found a single instance locally (TEXAS) where a gator was killed in full self defense. The closest I found was 2 guys in a boat called 911 because an 11' gator was coming at them in their 10' boat so they shot it. The were eventually charged.

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