I’ve heard of “Gator in a Slough” (great little ditty by Florida folk singer Cindy Hackney), but ‘gator in a sinkhole? Well, that’s what’s happened at the monster Daisetta sinkhole in Texas.  Seems an alligator got sucked into the sinkhole with all the water rushing into it from a nearby marsh, and there it is swimming around in the tar and such. Check out this article at the Houston Chronicle for an update and photos.

Wow, is this one a whopper! The sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas that started opening up yesterday has grown to 900 feet across and 260 feet deep as of today. That’s downright impressive. By comparison, the famous Winter Park, Florida sinkhole was only 350 feet wide and 75 feet deep. Right now, the big concern in Daisetta is that the sinkhole will keep widening and start swallowing up homes. Oil drilling in a salt dome is thought to have contributed to the collapse. 

See the whopping size of this sinkhole in a news story on FoxNews.com.
Learn more about sinkholes in my book, Sinkholes!