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Arkadelphia's colorguard was named Most Outstanding Auxiliary Unit in its classification. There were bands from four states in Class AAA.

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Just idling in the sun. Ready to tear your leg off and eat it.

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in MY backyard.

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Something tells me we're getting closer.

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This huge monster of a gator got more than his fair share of chicken. Who would deny him, though?

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After feeding time, too lazy to climb up on the docks.

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During feeding time.

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I just KNEW old King Gator there was going to get something more than chicken for his lunch, but that's as far as he got.

Close enough, that is, that it made ME feel like I was about to pee myself.

Used with permission here: kripes.com/scary/big-alligator-a-litle-too-close-for-comf...

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I love how effortlessly they move through the water, using only gentle swishes of that huge tail.

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The staff feeds raw chicken to the hungry beasties from the side of a houseboat that floats in their lagoon

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From the bayou bank. Cold eyes and a lotta temper.

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A young alligator resting in the warmth of the sun.

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Floating in the kiddie pool with eight cousins.

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Milling around before feeding time begins.