This is amazing. Casper is intrigued by the new guy in his pool. He really was checking him out! I live in NC. I’m 52 & I just put coming to swim with Casper on my bucket list as soon as I can afford it 😂
@@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279 yea im looking into going next month for my birthday, was quite dissapointed when i learned that there was a barrier earlier today. Still looking into going however
Oddly enough, after seeing a bunch of friendly gator videos (not just Chris, but others also) I have developed a phobia about swimming in the fresh water of Florida. Before I never gave it a thought.
That is not a bond. That animal has no feelings of warmth or empathy...just the knowledge that responding to a certain stimuli in a certain fashion will get him what he wants.
@@shadows9449 It's dangerous for the gator and people watching to think there is a bond, so it's not a good idea to let him think what he wants to think :) Facts are facts
I'd want to FULL MEAL DEAL if I paid to "swim with Casper".. I'd want to SWIM WITH CASPER!! 😅 from under water he looks like an alligator shaped air mattress for lying in in the sun!
If Casper was starving most likely, but he's well fed, so the gate is an obstacle that he doesn't feel the need to get over. He knows that he'll be fed either way. Now if the gate wasn't there, that dude would be chow, no doubt.
@@Plutoquintana cris said it's Casper's personality, compared to the other gators that he trained for years was still aggressive but Casper's different
@@girlrandom343 he literally doesn’t mention his personality a single time in this video, it’s all about training. He has been training with Casper for 12+ years. If the kid was thrown in there alone he would probably get attacked. Chris even said that if HE who has trained with him for 12 years got caught of guard, Casper would probably attack him too. Casper does not “love” Chris. He has said that too. Don’t act like Casper is this sweet alligator with a cute personality 😂
He made an entire video addressing this. Basically, he's pretty confident that the alligator will never "snap" and attack him out of nowhere, but if he was ever impaired or showed weakness the alligator would try to eat him.
To be honest this is a dream for me, but being from the UK, and not being able to afford to travel to the USA to visit Florida's Wildest park, this is the next best thing, I absolutely love alligators have done since I was around 7 years old, I am now 50+, and nothing has changed.
Caspar was a nuisance gator, I don't think Chris knows his age, but apparently he was nearly full grown when Chris started working with him, so maybe about 15 to 18 years old?
A couple questions: 1) how much force does it take to break that safety net and how much force can Casper give? 2) whats the protocol for petting casper?
Isnt the reason that he trusts the gator and therefore the gator trusts him? Like all animals can sense emotion we do it unconsiously so if je were to Stay calm not behave like food the animal would know but if he were to be nervous the animal would also know.
I wonder if there is any historical precedent for people interacting with crocodilians. Over the past 12,000ish years, surely somebody else did something like this? Not the tour, but interacting with these creatures on a very intimate level.
I would do this cause there is plexiglass if I had the chance. I’m always had a fear of alligators and crocodiles so this be ideal for me. I still respect them don’t want them killed but idk I find them terrifying. Though I love sharks and all aquatic creatures big and small this is one terrifies me the most my least favorite animal next to parasitical bugs. I would like to have a more healthy respect for them then an unreasonable one, like some ppl have unreasonable fear of sharks I don’t I however respect them and know when I am in the ocean I’m in a wildlife environment. I think I blame Peter Pan which was one of my favorite stories when I was small for this fear. I won’t move to anywhere if alligators or crocodiles are part of the wildlife.
Cool experience but not really swimming with a gator as the visitor. A bit disappointing to see the barrier and just sitting in a little notch. Open water would be a whole different story and terrifying for sure (but that's part of that rare experience). Still neat, but definitely a disappointment for what I thought the experience was.
We used to do it without the barrier, but FWC got involved and made us put it in. It was that or a felony charge. There’s no way around it. It’s still the only place in the world where you can do it, and we have people on a weekly basis to fly in from other countries to partake in it.
@@FloridasWildest totally understand and it's still really cool. The moment in the video where he is heading right towards you, that's horror right there
Of course not!! Look at the "croc" it floats strangely as well as the guy moves it around easily. A real croc would NEVER let a human do this . It never lets the back of it's body hang all the way in the water, it does not move it's legs in the water, it uses it's legs and tale to move (even on land), it moves too slowly, it's tail doesn't move, the tail is disproportionately to it's body even if it is young, it takes a long time to get into the water, it's skin is nothing like a real crocks, he easily lifts the "chin" of the crock, it never opens it's mouth wide enough to be fed, he called the crock to come to him (like it's trained), 2 people being safe in the water with it which would never happen in real life, it's eyes never move, the kid in the water was way to relaxed and doesn't speak like he is scared nor does he get excited when he talks about the "croc" (like he is bored), they have zero weapons for defense if the "croc" would attack them, they don't have any food to feed it, This is EXTREMELY dangerous for this guy to post this type of video. It should not be allowed as it is not an actual "real". Many idiots will not listen to his "warning" and will try this anyway. They could be maimed or die!! And, NEVER, I repeat NEVER try this with crocs in the wild or captivity. You would not survive! Now, look up videos about real crocs. Gaterland has great videos to learn about crocks and their behavior. And, countless videos about crocs. Try doing a little research prior to accepting something as the truth, ie. learn before you speak (not you personally, but you as in everyone). Everyone should do research about everything not just crocs. Learn everything you can before making a decision or guess or listening to others. Think for yourself. I am not trying to sound "mean". I apologize if my response offended you. Imo and advice
@@racetrack5614 for one this is a Gator not a Croc. Thats first of all. So if you dont know the difference of a Gator vs a Croc you already messed up. I live in Florida and thats how they are in real life. Dont go by what you see on TV. They tend to be so calm they almost do appear fake. Thats just how they are.
@@racetrack5614 I wade fish in the banana and indian river and have had 100s of gators swim next to me just like this. Keep in mind I usually have a stringer of trout on me. Never had a issue.
I love the way Casper just nonchalantly waddles into the water ❤️
This is amazing. Casper is intrigued by the new guy in his pool. He really was checking him out! I live in NC. I’m 52 & I just put coming to swim with Casper on my bucket list as soon as I can afford it 😂
Canada here and 56 I have to agree bucket list of amazement .
Casper listens better than my dogs
Casper is the cutest , the way he comes shuffling in when being called ❤️❤️
One of my questions would of been “May I pet him?”
Sounds ‘armless’ to me... 😂
@@lebumbaclartjames3750 nice one
@@ItzTheLoser
Thanks, I waited a month for that!
😂😂😂😂
@@lebumbaclartjames3750 nice one
@@lebumbaclartjames3750 nice one
First time I've ever seen Casper out of the water. He looks HUGE!!❤
What a fantastic Gator to work with. Casper is a great worker, and knows exactly what to do. I love, how gentle Chris is with our beloved Gator Buddy.
“One of his girlfriends “ Casper is loved by all 😂😊
So cute! He seems really curious about the kid. He was looking at him and just kind of blinking kind of like birds might.
It appeared as if Casper wanted to cross the line to say hello to the young man. Casper looked so cute.
“It’s not as scary as you think”. Yeh move the barrier and things get a whole lot scarier 😂
If I was there I would be so disappointed to learn there was a barrier. I thought I could literally swim with him. Lol
Haha right I'm nervous just watching it 😅
@@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279 yea im looking into going next month for my birthday, was quite dissapointed when i learned that there was a barrier earlier today. Still looking into going however
@@Yung-plague Yeah, you'll get to see Casper at least. Still a shame no actual "swimming with the gators" can be done. Haha. Have fun!
@@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279 that could easily turn into "eaten by the gators"
Oddly enough, after seeing a bunch of friendly gator videos (not just Chris, but others also) I have developed a phobia about swimming in the fresh water of Florida. Before I never gave it a thought.
Wow so amazing. Chris is so knowledgeable and shares with us all. Very grateful.
Adorable!!!! Love casper gorgeous gator such s good boy lol he likes his treats!!! chris is an awesome trainer wow thankyou 🐊🐊🐊
OMG, Casper is checking this boy out. So cute 🤣
I can't get over how chill he is man. That's a bond that can't be broken.
That is not a bond. That animal has no feelings of warmth or empathy...just the knowledge that responding to a certain stimuli in a certain fashion will get him what he wants.
@@Airborne-kl1bw let he think what he want to think
Until he eats him.
@@shadows9449 It's dangerous for the gator and people watching to think there is a bond, so it's not a good idea to let him think what he wants to think :) Facts are facts
Until Casper decides to eat you !!
Awww what a cute murder puppy. I'd swim with Casper for sure.
"Good boy!! Very good boy!" It's so cool how Casper comes when called. You can see that Casper loves his trainer.
@@altar8243 yes
He's a cool predator
He's a cool predator
He doesn't love Chris, Chris has no doubt that Casper would eat him if the opportunity arose. He's just well trained
@@RoyaltonDrummer922 I heard this in Chris' voice the second I read the comment lol there is no love here, just an immense amount of training.
Awww i love Casper i need to meet him!
I was waiting for him to say that’s his son!
Casper says hmmm there’s sumfink the other side of that fence!!
Wow! The young man look like he can be your son
Casper is a Professional Alligator
“The love for all living creatures, is the noblest attribute of man” Darwin
he's like MAN I JUST ATE I DON'T WANNA MOVE
I'd want to FULL MEAL DEAL if I paid to "swim with Casper".. I'd want to SWIM WITH CASPER!! 😅 from under water he looks like an alligator shaped air mattress for lying in in the sun!
casper is adorable!
That’s awesome!!!!
BTW when are you gonna give gator land a visit Chris?
Love this!
Someday, l will do this...very exciting! Much love from Alaska
Love your videos so much!
Casper said; keep your distance, buddy.
Couldn't Casper hop over the fence if he wanted? Is there a reason it's not built a tad higher? lol
Probably legal reasons. And to give the appearance of safety.
If Casper was starving most likely, but he's well fed, so the gate is an obstacle that he doesn't feel the need to get over. He knows that he'll be fed either way. Now if the gate wasn't there, that dude would be chow, no doubt.
@@xigbar1994 he’s also extremely well trained to behave and resist the urge to pounce on him
I love Casper and I wanna see him one of these days after this pandemic
love your content!!
He seems very tolerant, almost friendly. Was there a lot of training involved, or is it just his personality?
He’s been training/working with Casper since 2007 to the current date I believe.
Its his personality
@@LeeDfined no its not
@@Plutoquintana cris said it's Casper's personality, compared to the other gators that he trained for years was still aggressive but Casper's different
@@girlrandom343 he literally doesn’t mention his personality a single time in this video, it’s all about training. He has been training with Casper for 12+ years. If the kid was thrown in there alone he would probably get attacked. Chris even said that if HE who has trained with him for 12 years got caught of guard, Casper would probably attack him too. Casper does not “love” Chris. He has said that too. Don’t act like Casper is this sweet alligator with a cute personality 😂
Hi Chris, we would love to visit you and Casper. Who did you learn from and where did you get your experience to train Gators?
This is beautiful 💕
This is definitely on my to do list !!
Just remember that You are also on Casper's "to do list" and you'll be just fine
that is awesome..... I am from Sarasota Fl....... just randomly found this vid.
Good job Chris. More videos plz
This video made me feel happy, i'm getting teary-eyed BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY 😭
Chris how much is the tour? big fan plan on visiting soon
5 star video a true must do !
Great video! I can't realize there true size unless I was in the water like the kid said. Thxs 😀
Next time I'm in Florida to stop by this place will be my top priority 🙂👍🏼
Boy in water to Chris: "Can you give me a demo of what happens when you splash"
💘 it !!
So cute😅 are you ever scared or does it come across your mind like what if he snapped 🙊
He made an entire video addressing this. Basically, he's pretty confident that the alligator will never "snap" and attack him out of nowhere, but if he was ever impaired or showed weakness the alligator would try to eat him.
The newer gators snap, or even lunge when he trains them. But he knows how to react properly.
It's amazing
Chris, I'm curious as to how the "tourist" gets into the fenced area. I don't see any stairs.
How do you keep the water clear?
Tallahassee sure will be smart to get an enclosure for the gators. We have the rivers, etc.
How does Casper feel about the nice gentleman on the tour?
Cole so cutie
I bet Casper absolutely loves (the taste of) his trainer.
Lol jk
But seriously very well trained (not tamed) animal.
how do you train him ? I mean is it just like training a dog with treats and stuff ?
What do you think Casper would do if someone in the cage tried to touch him on his back?
I would love to be there. R we aloud to pet him?
Couldn’t he easily go over that fence?
If I could go there.. I do wanna go there
Damn never seen them be soo calm . And their not medicated ..lol
What turtle would you recommend for a 14 year old a red Eared Slider or yellow bellied slider .?
They both live a very long time and need a lot of space
I would recommended a red eared slider
Just once it’s all over nowt Chris could do either 🙏❤️
To be honest this is a dream for me, but being from the UK, and not being able to afford to travel to the USA to visit Florida's Wildest park, this is the next best thing, I absolutely love alligators have done since I was around 7 years old, I am now 50+, and nothing has changed.
Where were you that had such beautiful clear water?
My bathtub mam, wanna join?
👏 🤩 👏 😍
I don’t know but say if caper snaps how do u charm him down or if he has enough does he swim away
How old are they when you start training them?
Caspar was a nuisance gator, I don't think Chris knows his age, but apparently he was nearly full grown when Chris started working with him, so maybe about 15 to 18 years old?
How did Casper get his name? Did you name him? 🙂🐊
I wanted to do this until I just saw, that he can swim over the safety gate. No way, people on this tour are brave
so scary!!!! 🥺
My mind tells me that alligators attack.
During the gator tour can you actually swim with Casper and not just in a protected sub tank?
Thatd probably be a huge liability lol
Yes, only once though. 😂
No, Chris has mentioned in multiple videos that if you're a civilian the net has to be there.
Barrier or not I'm so jealous.. I have to. Plan on a trip I guess.. I just wanna touch him. 😊♥️
Casper seems like such a gentle soul 🤗😍✨ sooo cute! @ 6:49
What was the strange, tapping sound under water🐺❤️
Are you allowed to pet the gears
A couple questions: 1) how much force does it take to break that safety net and how much force can Casper give? 2) whats the protocol for petting casper?
Isnt the reason that he trusts the gator and therefore the gator trusts him? Like all animals can sense emotion we do it unconsiously so if je were to Stay calm not behave like food the animal would know but if he were to be nervous the animal would also know.
Trained. Not tamed.
No way would I get near an alligator in the wild! Alligator = swamp. Me and alligator = No!
I thought that was your son in the beginning of the video
Alligators are just big softies.
I want to see him do it in Australia.
With a 10 foot saltwater crocodile, then he would earn my respect!
He literally has photos on his Instagram of him working with the 16 foot saltwater crocodile and hand feeding it. He has nothing to prove to anybody.
@@FloridasWildest I stand corrected!!🙂
@00:40 imagine seeing that terrifying
Man ong I’d sign a waiver just to be on the other side of that fence
Turtle .
I wonder if there is any historical precedent for people interacting with crocodilians. Over the past 12,000ish years, surely somebody else did something like this? Not the tour, but interacting with these creatures on a very intimate level.
Pocho the crocodile.
I would do this cause there is plexiglass if I had the chance. I’m always had a fear of alligators and crocodiles so this be ideal for me. I still respect them don’t want them killed but idk I find them terrifying. Though I love sharks and all aquatic creatures big and small this is one terrifies me the most my least favorite animal next to parasitical bugs. I would like to have a more healthy respect for them then an unreasonable one, like some ppl have unreasonable fear of sharks I don’t I however respect them and know when I am in the ocean I’m in a wildlife environment. I think I blame Peter Pan which was one of my favorite stories when I was small for this fear. I won’t move to anywhere if alligators or crocodiles are part of the wildlife.
Would he attack your guest if he was not behind the gate?
Nope! We did this for years without a net
Dinosaur
is it just me or do you want to pinch casper's cheeks lol
Mientras más lejos lo tenga mejor ese cocodrilo
Gator or you weren't wearing a mask and you weren't 6 feet apart from it. 🙂
What's his Instagram handle ?
Gatorboys_chris
Cool experience but not really swimming with a gator as the visitor. A bit disappointing to see the barrier and just sitting in a little notch. Open water would be a whole different story and terrifying for sure (but that's part of that rare experience). Still neat, but definitely a disappointment for what I thought the experience was.
We used to do it without the barrier, but FWC got involved and made us put it in. It was that or a felony charge. There’s no way around it. It’s still the only place in the world where you can do it, and we have people on a weekly basis to fly in from other countries to partake in it.
@@FloridasWildest totally understand and it's still really cool. The moment in the video where he is heading right towards you, that's horror right there
You can't trust an alligator. This is stupid.
The only thing stupid here is you making comments when you have no idea what you’re talking about
@@FloridasWildest check mate
@@FloridasWildest😂
That "gater" is not real. Very obvious. 🐊 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What? Are you just trolling?
Of course not!! Look at the "croc" it floats strangely as well as the guy moves it around easily. A real croc would NEVER let a human do this . It never lets the back of it's body hang all the way in the water, it does not move it's legs in the water, it uses it's legs and tale to move (even on land), it moves too slowly, it's tail doesn't move, the tail is disproportionately to it's body even if it is young, it takes a long time to get into the water, it's skin is nothing like a real crocks, he easily lifts the "chin" of the crock, it never opens it's mouth wide enough to be fed, he called the crock to come to him (like it's trained), 2 people being safe in the water with it which would never happen in real life, it's eyes never move, the kid in the water was way to relaxed and doesn't speak like he is scared nor does he get excited when he talks about the "croc" (like he is bored), they have zero weapons for defense if the "croc" would attack them, they don't have any food to feed it, This is EXTREMELY dangerous for this guy to post this type of video. It should not be allowed as it is not an actual "real". Many idiots will not listen to his "warning" and will try this anyway. They could be
maimed or die!! And, NEVER, I repeat NEVER try this with crocs in the wild or captivity. You would not survive! Now, look up videos about real crocs. Gaterland has great videos to learn about crocks and their behavior. And, countless videos about crocs. Try doing a little research prior to accepting something as the truth, ie. learn before you speak (not you personally, but you as in everyone). Everyone should do research about everything not just crocs. Learn everything you can before making a decision or guess or listening to others. Think for yourself. I am not trying to sound "mean". I apologize if my response offended you. Imo and advice
@@racetrack5614 for one this is a Gator not a Croc. Thats first of all. So if you dont know the difference of a Gator vs a Croc you already messed up. I live in Florida and thats how they are in real life. Dont go by what you see on TV. They tend to be so calm they almost do appear fake. Thats just how they are.
@@racetrack5614 I wade fish in the banana and indian river and have had 100s of gators swim next to me just like this. Keep in mind I usually have a stringer of trout on me. Never had a issue.
@@racetrack5614 Stupid guy saying stupid things, lol