The Dark Bell Scaly and gnarly and daunting as hellDon’t get too close or you’ll hear ‘the dark bell’Angst will result and terror will swellSo waits the danger, comes then the death knell ~ Poem and American Alligator capture, The Dark Bell ©️Jerry L. Ferrara
Only A Fool Only a fool will go near the poolwhere there waits a dark, lurking monster.Fourteen feet long, bearing jaws steely strongcould very well end in disaster. ~ Poem and American Alligator capture, Only A Fool © Jerry L. Ferrara
Gaping In a Texas swamp, with its mouth wide open, an American Alligator cools down. The process is called gaping. ~ Anecdote and American Alligator capture, Gaping © Jerry L. Ferrara