Monday, September 19, 2005

Another Big Ugly Ass Animal

I haven't posted a big ugly ass animal in a long time. This is one of the ugliest fish known to man, the Alligator Gar. According to this site and this site, it was caught at Sam Rayburn Lake here in Texas by Keith Riehn and Robin Parks (8'2", 244.5 lbs certified, 44.75" girth).




6 comments:

OldHorsetailSnake said...

I have heard of those things. Are they edible? Do they taste much like dog or cat?

Anonymous said...

Gosh, Laurie, I didn't realize just how much I was missing big ugly ass animals (or whatever you call them). Thanks!!

I was just catching up and watched the video you linked in the previous post! EEEKKK!!! That soldier with the holy water was scary as hell.

Ummm... heads up, Rita is heading your way. :(

Take care.

Lorna said...

Awwww, cute!!

Laurie said...

Old Horsetail - Are you kidding? This is Cajun country. We eat anything. The meat is tough (as you can imagine) but quite tasty so it is usually finely shredded and made into garfish balls. Seriously.

Sophmom - How about that scary video, huh? Wild. We're watching out for Rita. Thanks for the heads up. :)

Lorna - Are you looking at the fishermen or the fish?

Astrid said...

Wow, yeah, what is it? It seems like some sort of mixed creature or something!

Laurie said...

Robin - Awesome indeed. I bet you guys freaked out when you pulled that thing out of the water. Kinda cool that you left a comment here in this place with your picture. :)