Amazing story… and a good one with suspense , humor, terror and a bit of sadness - when chomp (small “c”) finally went his way… only to return as CHOMP (Big “C”) - forever changed. For a northern, guy who grew up in the ‘burbs, I cannot fathom what all this would be like to experience!
I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, Louisiana… for 6 years and heard stories that there were Gators on the remote east side of that big base… but I don’t recall ever seeing any.
Thanks for sharing, Ben.