Gator blocking my path...

This weekend I was walking in the wetlands and almost stumbled on this fellow. His body was blocking my path but its the teeth and blood is what scared me. I chose to walk back the long way! BoB

[Mags]

Oh wow! What a frightening creature to come upon. Super shot!

[Mason Martin]

I would have gone the long way, too!!

[LManning (Laura)]

Don't think I would have been stopping for a photo, but it's a great one!

[Carey Martin]

Nope nope nope! Please tell me you had a very long lens.

[Bucktree]

Good call on taking the long way around. It’s surprising how quick it they can move. Great capture.

[Carole Sandford]

Can’t say that I blame you! Scary! A great shot though.

[Babs]

Oh wow, could have been quite a close shave.

[Allison Williams]

Wise decision

[Phil Howcroft]

omg scary !

[Allison Maltese]

Oh, boy. We have flushed a few, but never have had one actually in our path. Great shot of this one. Be careful out there!

[wendy frost]

Oh I wouldn't like to meet that on my walk would give me nightmares for years. Great capture.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Waw! - not a pleasant smile me thinks! So brave to take a shot before walking away - Be careful !!

[Harbie]

Great shot! Sounds scary to me!! Not used to seeing alligators!

[gloria jones]

Neat capture

[narayani]

I’d definitely be taking the long way back! Frightening capture

[Kathy A]

Goodness me, what a shot!

[Joanne Diochon]

But can’t you see? He is smiling at you. Maybe the blood is a good sign that he has just eaten and won’t be so anxious to eat again right away. In any case I notice that you did hang around long enough to get a picture which must have taken some nerves of steel.

[Kerry McCarthy]

That would put me in reverse pretty quickly! Nice shot!

[Gosia]

Our snakes on the paths seem like nothing compared to your gator.

[Jane Pittenger]

Yikes. Talk about terrifying

[Milanie]

That would be the end of me from fright! That's one case where I probably wouldn't stop to take a picture :)

[Rick]

Great shot. Hope you had a zoom lens on. Sure wouldn't want to get too close to that one.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

that's marvellous

[Sand Lily]

I would as well.

[eDorre]

Amazing shot!

[Renee Salamon]

Oh my, you are sooo brave to to have taken this shot - it’s brilliant

[Pam Knowler]

Oh my goodness your walk sounds too dangerous for me!! Great capture of this scary beast!!

[Nigel Rogers]

Yikes, that sounds like a close shave!

[Islandgirl]

Yikes! I would be running the other way for sure!
Great low pov , hope you had a long lens!

[Monica]

I would have been soooooo terrified!

[carol white]

Great capture, looks like he's already had a good meal.Fav😊

[Ingrid]

Yikes! Looks like he just ate!

[Kathy]

This is one I'd very quietly leave as fast as I could. It probably would have slipped in my excrement if it tried to follow.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[haskar]

Great shot and details.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

If that were me, the gator would win and I'd take the long way around.