Gator Attack in water, what do you do?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มี.ค. 2023
- What do you do if you get attacked by an alligator in the water ??? In most cases, it’s ☠️, but here is an in depth look into some things that MIGHT help you out. Filmed at the Everglades Outpost with Casper where I do my underwater gator tours! Come join us for a tour!
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I love how his demonstration of how not to swim grabbed Casper's attention..
That was terrifying 😅
@@mistsrider I felt that too. Demonstrating what not to do, and all the sudden he's right there.
I see why you became a tour guide. You are really good at explaining/conversing/generally being really friendly.
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@@GatorChris_you could talk about anything and make it entertaining 😂
Very entertaining and knowledgeable, but I wouldn't ever get into the water with a gator,like Chris said, it's not to be trusted, it's not a dog.
i read about a little girl in florida that got grabbed by a gator, i think she was 8 or 9, and she stuck her fingers in the gator's nostrils. and he opened his mouth and she was able to get away.
The trust is insane! Although he is trained, he is still a wild animal, which means he is mostly unpredictable and with any wild animal, you should always keep your eyes on them, to read their body language for changes that may indicate a threat. He obviously spends an enormous amount of time with Casper and as a result, he has built enough trust to know his mood, and when he should and doesn’t need to spend 100% of his attention to his movements…quite an achievement. Much respect.
We are all wild animals and every soul can become unpredictable to others once in a while. What makes us safe for most of the time is not rules but a developed moral compass. Gators don't have this. Water splashing? Food! . Bite!
I love the fact of you having thus long monolog and Casper just, casually, slowly floats behind you. Entirely chill, not a care in the world.
Life as a gator must be so nice lol.
As long as you don't have to share the waters with hippos, its pretty much smooth sailing.
Unless u end up as a wallet/belt/shoes....
Here I am, a Michigander surrounded by fresh, gator free lakes, watching a video on what to do if I’m attacked by a gator. The algorithm is wild. But I watched the entire video.
Germany here - not even on the same continent as any gator
Casper is so darn adorable!!!!! 🐊
He is!
@@GatorChris_ 😊😊😊😊
Your a funny looking duck 🦆 😂
Until he bites you lol
@@GatorChris_ Isn't it hard to be always on guard, that you dont trip up in the presence of gators.
I’m surprised you don’t have more subs! Bro I saw that video of you on IG pushing a gater with two fingers telling it to “sit” lol so it’s crazy to randomly come across your channel!
Keep up the great work! Your information is very knowledgeable!
Thanks!
he has a second channel you can find in his about
I die
Born and raised in Florida on the water. I've been chased by gators up trees, I've had baby gators crawl across my toes, etc. We lived on a canal with a massive resident bull and his harem, essentially. He was pretty docile, except for mating season. We always let them be wild though and respected their boundaries, so no incidents. I will say that there are places where I grew up swimming and we were more than aware that gators were there. We lived near a creek with a rope swing. We'd spend hours swinging and swimming. Once, we camped on the bank and shined a lot on the water. So many red eyes. Oops.😂 But no attacks ever. Our cultute is the water here in Florida and my family is no different. We skiied, went tubing, fishing, etc. BUT this was in the same area with the same animals, and there was lots of boating activity in these areas. I would not go to a new strip of that water and expect the same result. Moreover, I wouldn't swim in 98% of the freshwater we have here and I probably wouldn't swim that creek anymore. As a rule, I usually tell all the transplants that if I don't swim there, you shouldn't either. I stick to salt water, but I absolutely love our native wildlide and feel blessed that I had the opportunity to live among them. We have a nature preserve next to us and it makes me nervous to watch people take their small dogs and toddlers along the floating dock. A few dogs have been taken over there, but I'm just waiting for something more serious. People get really complacent and it'll cost them.
Always wondered how it is safe to have a pet dog in Florida knowing that they may escape a fence or pen.
@@harleyd9857I live in the countryside in Florida near a river and somewhat swampy area... My brother had an outside dog for about 10 years and it a gator never got it (it died of cancer). I live in the NW part of Florida though... It's colder up here so not as many gators.
@@harleyd9857 The same could be said everywhere. Cars, bodies of water, weather, coyotes, livestock-- all of these things could be a threat to a pet dog if it gets out. So we're not putting our animals in any more or less risk by living here. It's important to stay alert. I don't allow my dog to walk on the floating dock, but I have no qualms about taking her to the park where that dock is. We stay a good distance from the water. If I we go near the water, I pick her up. I showed my nieces (who are not from the state) some basic alligator behavior. In truth, they are rather predictable animals who will only operate within a certain set of behaviors. When it was just the girls looking at this alligator sunning itself, the animal did nothing. But I stepped forward, holding the dog (an animal small enough to be prey) and it immediately slipped into the water. It was waiting for an opportunity. And me, being a responsible pet owner, didn't give it one. Nothing happened. Basic awareness and common sense.
Even though I’m never around 🐊 and don’t plan to, I found this video to be very educational. I did learn new material today about alligators.
Hey Chris! I’m really enjoying your show. I had no idea that gators could not breathe if they are unconscious. You have a good way of explaining things and making them very understandable. This is a first for me, watching your show, definitely not my last!
Very informative. Thank you for the demonstration & honesty. It's sad when people do stupid stuff & animals pay the price. I noticed that you keep an eye on Casper regardless of how tame he is with you. That alone is a testament to how dangerous even a docile gator can be
I met that guy who was attacked & bit around the head. He had a soft helmet on his head due to the crushed skull, as well as his mouth wired shut from a crushed jaw. He was at a triathlon cheering on his athletic club. He was the 3rd gator attack victim that I’ve met. Crazy, but true. My friend was attacked when sitting in her kayak, an elderly woman gardening w/ her back to a pond in a golf course community & the triathlon EMS guy.
Would you care to share the details of the kayak attack?
@@tropicalties3806 …Sure. My husband and I had kayaked all over the state of Fl with another couple for 10+ years. We’d never had any run-ins w/ gators. On this day, we were kayaking on the Caloosahatchee River in our town of Ft Myers, like we had done 100’s of times. It’s a large and wide river with many mangrove islands. After kayaking around Bird Island, we decide to head back and cross the boating channel to the other side. My girlfriend went ahead of us pretty quick. She decided to wait for us about 30ft. off a mangrove island, one we had stopped at many times before. She was just resting in her kayak when she heard a tremendous splash. She knew it was a gator so she turned her body in the opposite direction while holding onto the the paddle. This big gator lunged up out of the water to grab her arm. The teeth grazed her arm and barely missed clamping down. It was very horrific and traumatizing for her. Her blood curtailing screams was something I had never heard in real life before. There’s was blood everywhere and we could tell how injured she was. We surrounded her with our kayaks and tied her’s u to to her husband. The 3 of us paddled as fast as we could to get her back to shore. That was a very long 15-20 minutes. She had to go to wound care for a while. She has a gator tooth scar on her forearm and will never get back in a kayak in FL every again.
The weird thing is this: It was February. It wasn’t breeding season or nesting season. It wasn’t up in the weeds or in an obvious gator -preferred area. The wildlife team that was called thought it very odd and just chalked it up to being a “rouge gator.” For me, It took me a year before I got back in my kayak. Unfortunately we lost our kayak buddies and this is such a shame, because we enjoyed our weekend trips so much.
The older woman I met who was attacked, was doing gardening in her yard with her back to a golf course pond. This is a huge no-no. A 10 ft. gator came out of the water, grab her leg and started pulling her back to the pond. A couple of men ran to her side and got her loose. She was in the hospital for many months and had to have major skin grafts. She developed pretty serious acrophobia and couldn’t leave her house for a year. She’s never been the same. Now, we have crocodiles in our area off Sanibel. It’s creepy, but I will still kayak. I no longer go up into small creeks in the winter time because the water is too low and there isn’t enough safe-space between me and a potential gator.
I bet there are still kayak tours in the everglades
Casper seems to like you, at least in the sense that an animal that might suddenly decide to eat you can. I’ve been fascinated by animal psychology, intelligence, and behavior, particularly in relation to their interactions with humans. I feel like crocodilians are generally viewed as simplistic and primitive, but they’re unique among non-avian reptiles in raising their young and they seem to have a greater degree of intelligence and trainability, especially American alligators, than you’d expect. I have no illusions that you could ever totally let your guard down around these guys, but it’s a great illustration of how fascinating they are.
Don’t get in the water. It’s that simple
Same thing with avoiding shark attacks. Stay out of the ocean.
same thing with avoiding car crashes, stay off the road
Alligagator jump out of the water and they run really fast
Chris, awesome channel. Glad you created it. It’s really fascinating to watch you interact with the gators and learn more about them.
To sum it all up, if you encounter an alligator in the water, tilt your head back and show as much neck as possible to speed things up.
Yup 😂
You're not serious 😂.
Casper listens better than my dog!
I love how you explain everything so well. Thank you!
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Casper its litteraly a masterpiece
Great advice Chris! You're always teaching us useful tips .
Great video Chris! I love that you don’t sugar coat anything and you tell it like it is. Casper is so cool and the relationship you have with him is awesome! Keep up the great work and take care. 😄💙🐬🐊🐍
Chris, you are so knowledgeable about so many things. I could listen to you forever, plus you are cute and have such a nice soothing voice. Thank you for everything you do!!! God Bless you and keep you safe!
once again another informative talk. thank you Chris!
Thanks for another great video Chris! Love Casper just hanging out during the entire video! 😂
I had to cover the screen to be able to listen due to crazy levels of anxiety when seeing Casper floating an easy snack distance away from you. This will play on repeat in my nightmares.
😂 Same!
I think casper is the cutest ever.he is very smart and i can tell he enjoys being with you.godbless you and sir casper.
OMG .. I never thought I would say this about an alligator but Casper and you are so good together and here comes those words..👉🏽 Casper is super adorable. 🥰😍🥰 Chris, I appreciate your honesty and the education and hopefully when I’m in Florida, I’ll get the chance to do your tour. Keep up the good work and please continue with the videos, they are very informative and I love seeing you interact with your Alligator family-friends… 😎 When I see you, I see the same passion as Steve Irwin of whom I loved every thing he stood for. 😎
Casper seems happy enough you being in there.. he's just chillin;'
Great that you were straightforward right at the start! ☠️
Casper Absolutely Loves you. You Have that Love and Respect for him. Great Video
Casper does NOT love him, Chris himself states this over and over again in his videos. "I love Casper, he does not love me" ....Casper is a wild predatory animal, and he will rip his arm off and eat him in a hot second if he is hungry and thinks he can get away with it.
Dude, your awesome man. Love your honesty and all your knowledge.
Awwww❤ sweet Casper…. Cute swamp puppy🤣❤️thx for doing what you do, your videos are amazing
What a great bond with Casper.
Omg casper is just too cute. He melts my ❤.
Thanks for informing us how dangerous these guys are. Hopefully people can coexist and respect these creatures ❤
Your explanation and vids are ace Chris .
I have recently started watching your videos and I think they are incredible. I have never really been interested in Gators until now. Thank you for the entertaining/educational content. Do you have a video on the differences between Crocs and Gators? I am very curious. Keep up the good work.
i recently saw a video of a woman sitting on her paddle board at one of the Springs that FL has near Ocala (I think that is where the Spring was, i'm from NY and don't know much about FL). a huge alligator apparently swam right next to her and just hung out, but way too close.
She took her paddle and pushed him away.
She got a ton of flack for doing that but from what you say here, she did the right thing it seems.
I guess it was assumed that he had been fed and so he had to be euthanized?
I watched another video at another Spring where people were in innertubes floating when an alligator surfaced and made a b-line for a group of kids. the kids started screaming and it turned and swam off.
the parent that was videotaping the event was extremely blasé about the near miss. a little toddler in the innertube was terrified and wanted to get away. he laughed and said the alligator is harmless and basically devalued her fight or flight response (which i think is a very bad idea since she is pretty little and is definitely prey.
There's an irresponsible parent who shouldn't have kids...
Yes, the locals are very aware of the woman. She actually harassed the gator. Rode right up to it they started acting like it was chasing her. The gator was just chilling until she came along and bother him for a tictok video.....
People like to think we are skilled but majority of us are riding on luck
I love watching your videos!! I've never been so interested in gators as i do now. Thank you 😊
Thank you for taking Time to give great advice
You and casper have got a awesome bond. Hes so cute is casper.
Absolutely awesome videos!!!!
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I am curious. Are you in danger of Casper possibly attacking you when something random like a tree branch falls on him while you're close?
He actually answered this in another video. He said that yes he is. If he got knocked out or in any way became vulnerable, Casper would most likely attack him.
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Wouldn’t say they have no feelings. There are many recorded cases of crocodiles and alligators becoming friendly and even lifelong friends with the people who saved them. Wouldn’t say it’s particularly common, but it’s not rare either.
@@jesusofbullets nope, Chris has said many times that alligators do not have feelings, this is even backed up by science, they simply get along with other alligators/people or whatever, but if they have the chance they will still kill and eat those that they know, best example was said by Chris, 2 alligators that knew each other for a long time and used to mate during the mating season, one of them had a seizure and the other one started to eat the vulnerable alligator right away
@jesusofbullets It's a reptile. That's where the term cold blooded came from. Reptiles have no empathy or feelings. They can't get attached. You can prob use positive reinforcement to train them to not attack you, because you're the one that feeds it. Most importantly keep it fed so it doesn't get hungry. Then it will eat anything. It's survival instinct.
@@jesusofbullets you're absolutrly living in a disney imaginary land bro.
Great stuff. Another lovely and fascinating video, cheers 🙂
That peacock in the background sounds like a woman being attacked by an alligator. I love Casper. He’s adorable.❤
So glad for long format videos. Hate the clip, shorts ect pushed by media.
Doing this whole thing in one take, really well done
Great video! You are awesome and have really interesting stories
Great explanations!
Casper is the cutest 👻🤍🐊
So. Much. Humor. This was really informative and interesting to watch. Thank you!
Love the honesty here
Thank you for your repeated trepidation, and thank you for the wonderful information
You speak English so so well. Really, I am Spanish and I usually don't understand others speaking English without subs. But I understand you!!!!
The swimming away under water advice unfortunately not from you probably saved my life when I was very young... Large gator snack sized basically. Thanks for spreading the word with a dose of healthy fear.
Great commentary and alligator attraction. Subbed
Love how much i learn from your videos
How did I even get to this video in my feed. I watched it all- simply fascinating. I am still terrified of them, but if I ever fall in murky alligator infested water,I am diving deep stealthily swimming for survival while all those around me perish, lol. Great job.
I hope you get 100k subs soon, that would be a nice milestone to see
Loved this video! ❤️
Fascinating channel! Thanks for the vids :)
Love how you educate people detailed and show examples. I do have a coup questions…Has Casper ever tried to bite or attack you? Hes sooo freakin adorable and seems soo sweet is why I ask. Is this where Casper is at all times is he ever around other gators?
This channel is awesome!
One of the funniest things I ever heard growing up was some drunk guy wrestling and fighting an alligator on a road. He managed to subdue it and threw it in the back of his truck. He was covered in cuts and lacerations.. his clothes covered in blood. He bragged to his friends and family all night... the next morning, they checked on it... turns out the alligator was a blown 18 wheeler tread. The cuts were from the tread wires. I would have paid good money to see that epic battle.
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I was swimming across the river where I grew up in NE Florida when I caught one out of the corner of my eye. It was within 6 foot of my location and I was about 70 yards from shore. I calmly told it that I saw it and I kicked myself out of the water to look as big as possible. I then very calmly side stroked to shore. I never took my eyes off of it. It never took its eyes off of me. It didn't try to close the gap. I steadily gained distance. Once I climbed onto the dock, it turned around and went towards the marsh on the other side of the river. Luckily, it was only about 7 or 8 foot and still a fairly young animal. I got away. Never swam across again. This was after about 15 years of swimming in this river and never having an encounter. They never messed with people, but we did have some dogs come up missing over the years. We let them be in their area and they, for the most part, left us alone.
Saludos!!! From Mexico City im a very big fan of you guys!! (Chris-Casper)
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for doing this video Chris, really fascinating information about Alligator behaviour and their hunting techniques. Absolutely zero chance of me going anywhere near any body of water in any country that has these incredible Crocodilians.
also sharks 2 esp the great white and bull sharks can kill
Very interesting facts.... But, fascinating, Casper behaves like a aquatic dog. Beautiful.
I love it how he hangs out with you! Is there a video of how you got him?
I saw an alligator for the first time on a golf course. My ball was just on the other side of the pond about 30 feet away and I simply admired it from a distance. I was very nervous though because to hit my next shot I had to turn my back to it. Thankfully after watching some of your videos I know respect their space and they’ll respect yours
Absolutely nuts to be in the water with this guy! I hope you’re not dinner one day!
Hes so adorable always following you
Great info! What makes you think Casper won't attack you eventually? Man, he is a wild animal and can turn at any moment.
Freaking Great tour. We plan to do it again. Loved it.
Thank you!!
Thank you. Seeing you next to an alligator while explaining everything you said makes me not want to ever be close to them, encourage people to stay away from them/not feed them, and let them play their ecological niche without me being around them and especially not in their water.
You can say to people not too do things but..... People are sometimes ( most of the time) stubborn ( dumm ) and do things even they know its dangerous. Look at traffic, the law say 60 miles on that road and no turning around on the road what do a lot of people..... They go 70 75 miles and they do turn around with a lot of death or hurt on that road. I am Dutch and my English is not the best but i hope you understand what i mean to say. I love this channel and Chris & Gabby do great work with animals and give them the love they need. Greetings from the Netherlands.
I’d love to hear Chris’s opinion of ppl swimming and tubing in ichetucknee or blue springs
Love your videos.
Well done Chris
Casper is awesome!
Really cool. Will have to come down and visit. Gator fan from Jupiter.
Excellent information and the honesty is very, very necessary. Too many watch some Hollywood movie or the Dodo or have this cuddly idea about wild animals...always learn about the animals you might be encountering (if one must...your advice is the best, however if one is camping for eg and might encounter bears, skunks etc).
My question is about kayaking/canoeing - I'm not even near FL but are those activities safe in waters where there could potentially be alligators? I've seen videos of that and have wondered if the size of the kayak or canoe would frighten the gators or at least signal that is not prey.
Love the way his looking at you
Love how Casper knows his name.
I never realized gators were strong enough to RIP SOMEONES ARM OFF! THAT'S INSANE! Truely the survivors of the dinasours.
At 3:14 you said Casper's name in a joke and then ten seconds later there he was, like, "You called me?"😂
Casper is sooo freaking cute !!!
As a native Floridian from Copeland back woods,I grew up swimming with gators in highly infested waters ,great vid,also want to say thanks for telling everyone that it is illegal to feed gators and why like they will grab children and pets as well if you show up with no food then you become good as well as endangering the community
The water in your pond is so crystal clear! Is it hard to keep it that clean? Is this a real pond or is it man made?
Excellent vid! Where is your pond located?
Great advice! Surprised though you didn’t address the most common rumor at least that you should hold it’s mouth shut so it can’t bite you
This is why I admire them from a distance. They're very interesting creatures
I don't care what you say. I know Casper loves you and would never attack you. It's so awesome when you say his name, and he swims to you everytime.
Uhhh that’s completely wrong and he’s tried to bite me many times
Casper: Ahh i should go help him, he needs assistance 😂😂😂😂😂
Yes, I worked at a theme park that had nile crocs, and they fed them from a bridge. Once while guests were present, a big pelican was on the bridge and jumped off, and those crocs were ON it....end of the pelican, and not a nice show for the members of the public to see. The crocs were habituated to be fed from the bridge. This is not something that normal folks would think about when they're having fun interacting with nature by feeding gators. That little boy that got eaten by a gator at another theme park was in an area where gators were habituated to the presence of humans, so they weren't afraid of them. That's why there were signs everywhere warning people, but everyone thinks those signs don't apply to them, until it's too late. Thanks for your wonderful educational videos, Chris!
Great video! Splashing in the water also sends a distress signal, and crocodiles and alligators usually go for animals in distress. Splashing gives the impression of something is wrong with you, maybe you're drowning, or injured, or both. An easy meal!
Good advice
Just love how you are in the water so relaxed with a dangerous predator even if you know it you casually trigger its predatory response and hammer you are going to die encountering one
Hey Chris - We got a question for you, we live in Central Florida, and back to a retention pond & some everglades. Sometimes, the gators like to sunbath up on the shore, there are some cranes near by that just causally walk right up and something even ontop of the gator. Why doesn't the gator attack the birds? Keep up the great work, looking forward to a response :)