Several of our neighbors have caught sight of a good sized male alligator sunning himself on the grassy bank near our home. Others have heard his mating call.
I thought I had, as well, but when I imitated the call for Studly Doright he told me I’d heard a bullfrog. I hope never to meet that particular bullfrog if it makes the sound I heard:
AAROOO! AAROOO!
In Africa there is a species of giant bullfrogs, with a face only a mother could love.
Since Doright Manor isn’t in Africa, I’m fairly certain this isn’t the critter that AAROOO-ED at me.
The neighbors are of two minds as to how to deal with gators on our little lake. Some want them relocated while others say let them be. I tend to side with the second camp.
Typically a gator won’t attack a human being, but they aren’t opposed to snacking on family pets.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
We currently live in FL, so are very aware of how alligators snack on pets – our county has a leash law for cats and dogs, which is why Purrseidon and Mr. M are accomplished with harness & leash.
BTW, when we lived in Central America, we had big ole toads similar to the one in the photo – they had a reputation of secreting poison and more than one dog, who played with one died.
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I’m perfectly happy to only get to see gators on documentaries 🙂
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We still get pretty excited when we see one in the neighborhood. Having grown up in the dry, dusty panhandle of Texas I never thought I’d see such a thing in person.
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Did you really hold that frog in your hands? I have never seen such a frog in my life.
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Oh no! I’m found it on Pinterest! Big frogs freak me out!
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That frog really freaked me out. 😄
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It’s not very pretty, is it?
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It’s yucky, but I have a feeling my son will love it.
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Boys and frogs. What a combination!
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In Queensland, we have cane toads, ugly, poisonous things. They were imported to deal with beetles that attacked the sugar cane. But, the toads had different ideas and went forth and multiplied.
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They sound awful! I’ll have to google them.
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Ew! Ugly critters!
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