Editor's note - a news breaking update on the infamous gator-bites- man story.
Original story at Gator in bad mood during Bike Week
"All I saw was this massive black thing."
Human skull and 30 bones found at Smyrna Beach
Smyrna Beach Police Dept.
- Discovery by city archaeologist.
- Skull identity, race, sex, cause of death...unknown.
- DNA now being analyzed.
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When you try to outrun the law, bad things can happen
real-life video
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Moral of story - don't answer door to reptiles you don't know
A Daytona Beach man was bitten by an aligator at the front door of a human house last week.
Gator apparently under stress from roaring Harley Davidsons
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said the man answered his front door, an aligator was there, and it made a lunge with snapping jaws. The man was bitten in the thigh.
7-foot, 10-inch gator. Not really considered big, unless you are the one with gator clamped to your thigh.
"The resident opened the front door after hearing a noise, believing it was someone looking for his son. The alligator lunged and he was bitten in the upper thigh," said Daytona Beach police spokesman Carrie McCallister.
The foul mood hypothesis
Alternative narrative...this is the mating season for Florida aligators. With no luck on that front, the guest gator was in poor temperament.
Things happen fast here
Daytona Bike Week
Into the fray of frantic activity at one of the world's biggest biker rallies.
Before things get under full swing
At Daytona Bike Week 2023
Narrator is loud, so set volume lower
Daytona 2023
Full Moon Saloon - Bike Week
Many biker band venues on the dock in 2023 across Bike Week
Hayward all week at the Full Moon
Performances on the indoor stage at 9 pm or 9:30 pm depending on the day, and at 1:30 am, through most of Bike Week
Other bands on the outdoor stage. More on that coming...
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More than 20-acres of motorcycle parts
2023 Bike Week event !!
- Billed at the largest motorcycle swapmeet in the world.
- Motorcycle parts from aftermarket to vintage.
Runs through Mar. 12
9 am to 6 pm daily
1472 Tomoka Farm Road Daytona Beach, FL
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First now rolling In
(Staff File Photo)
Bikers now entering Daytona
This is one of the big ones in North America.
Hundreds of thousands will show up. Peak numbers coming in a few days.
2023 expect to be a Big One
82nd year of this monumental motorcycle rally
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100-year Old Races
Coming up very soon at Bike Week.
Put on by Sons of Speed, created by Billy Lane of Choppers Inc.
The Scoop
- Vintage !!!
- 90 mph speeds
- General admission adult - $20
When: Mar. 4
Where: Historic New Smyrna Speedway
