Unpredictable gators!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Just because the gators come, one moment, doesn’t mean he will be the next! These are animals that react to the environment and will change the behavior based on what’s going on.
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Casper has never attacked me while watching him on TH-cam and therefore he never will
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How can you be so sure? That last trolling comment you encountered could be him.
Casper is like: What with the hand claps all of a sudden, bro?! Humans are so unpredictable...
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Hand slap initiated feeding response.
You are within the food range of creatures he would attack and eat.
@@mikedebell2242 i know, i watched the video
@@karibou6308 WTF?
@@mikedebell2242 What wtf? I made a joke about the video and you repeated to me what is explained in the video.
the hand slap on the sand was a good example of how to show the true nature of casper.
that was scary. also, he didnt blink the whole time until Chris did that..
All of the predators have that opportunistic drive about them.
the hand slap sounds like food hitting the water
I’m a simple man.
I see Chis casually being ripped, I go workout.
Yep 😂 and I am female.
An ad came up as soon as he slapped the ground like a "we'll be right back! Technical difficulties" moment😂
Damn, gator ate your shirt.
Its good to see people who do this professionally take the danger seriously
I have had horses for over 30 years. 2 of them from the wild. Even though domesticated, I never take for granted any horse is completely safe. The second you take them for granted, something could happen. Always be prepared and listen to your intuition when dealing with animals of any kind. Love your videos! ❤
Agreed! I grew up on a farm, & currently have a mini horse that lives on my dad's ranch. I've had her for 10 years (adopted from a shelter). But even working with her for that long & even with her being a mini (though a large one... almost pony size, but proportional), I never stand directly behind her & am conscious of where my fingers are when hand-feeding her. We have to remember that as much as we love them, they're still animals, & they can still hurt us, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I always say that I'm not afraid of the animals I'm around (cows, including longhorns, goats, including a huge billy goat, llamas, a donkey, etc), but I respect them.
Being aware of body language is key. Dogs and horses are the easiest to tell, but you can use it on most land animals.
People who underestimate the danger of their sweet horsey and get careless are getting the backleg horse-won-do treatment one day.
Casper probably sees Chris as a strange, tall gator who makes a lot of weird noises. Gators in the wild can easily turn on each other if there's a change in dominance or instinct kicks in.
Same here. I have had horses for several decades now and as much time as I spend with them, they can still be unpredictable. My uncle was kicked in the face two months ago and barely survived the experience. He still has brain damage though. Regardless, I still love my horses more than life itself and could not live without them.
Chris, my deepest respect for keeping it all real with the facts.
Lol 😂 “I can read his aura” that shits hilarious. That panther story was crazy too, very interesting
It’s always dangerous to anthropomorphize large animals-especially large, non-mammalian animals with massive chompers.
Casper is an Alligator who is One with the Universe!
Ommm, Ommm, Ommm, Ommm ...
(a person's arm in the wrong position)
LUNGE, SNAP, CRUNCH ......
I can read his aura, too. It’s “EAT”.
I read a book called "The Gift of Fear" and the author explained that there are lots of little things that our subconscious picks up and puts together as cause for caution, even though our conscious mind doesn't notice them. He says this is the source of that 'feeling' we get that something is 'off', and that we should not ignore it.
I am just amazed by the guts you have. Working in such dangerous situations would stress me out 24/7 and yet you seem to enjoy yourself so much :D
I love it!
Even with my office job, I still dozed off a lot.
Yep, I would be dead if I worked with animals 😂
He is beautiful!
The alligator is cool too.
“Eat the human and you get fed for a day, but let the human live and you get fed for life!"
This is literally one of my favorite channels. So informative!
It amazes me that there are still people around questioning your knowledge and insisting he's not attacking because you keep him "well fed" 😂😂 Anyways, thanks for another fun and informative video. 👍
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knowing that he has already clearly said that alligators are opportunists so even after a good meal you are likely to be on the menu if you make the MISTAKE not to do.
@@mongeau98Gators and most other reptiles also don’t have the part of the brain that tells them when they’re full. They’ll literally eat until puke and then try to keep eating again.
That’s why you always trust your inside voice
Yep
Chris, I found your channel purely by accident a couple of days ago and I'm so glad I did! I've always been interested by these wonderful animals, and I have loved listening to you speak about them with such passion and care. They truly are truly fascinating. Loving your content, thank you for sharing your expertise with us all!
Another extremely interesting video, Chris, thank you! Like many many people here I just have to reiterate what you mean to us in terms of what you share - thank you, genuinely. You are an absolutely incredible advocate for these beautiful animals.
P.S. Love the 'instigated...instigatored...' pun btw hehehhe. I always make those kinda dad jokes, I couldn't care less if anyone else finds them funny but they make me laugh 😆😅
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dynamic personality = unpredictable af
The only thing that makes me trip is how you talk with your Hands near his mouth. You are a great handler and it’s awesome to know people like you take care of these Majestic creatures. Croc Whisperer lol
I like when Chris stated, "that's, nuts" YOUR NUTS!!!!
"Instigatored"❤
Great video, thanks, Chris! I especially liked how you listed "his own thoughts" among the possible triggers, acknowledging that he might be thinking about things, quite independently. Also, it was nice to see Casper out of the water, too!
I can feel Caspers aura he wont ever hurt you.
Sorry, but you saw Casper react to that thump. All alligators are cute, but they're not like mammals, they're reptiles. Casper is as unpredictable as all creatures.
@@mt.shasta6097 they're joking
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Definitely a creature to be respected. Being from Upstate New York originally, it was a shock for me to see them in the ponds proximal to our condo in Myrtle Beach. I can assure you that my eyes were peeled for gators when walking anywhere near said ponds.
So Knowledgeable Chris. I love your educational videos.
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That panther story was terrifying - wow!
Cute dude , shirtless too ❤🥰
This is an extremely interesting and well articulated video, thank you for sharing. Humans can be just as predictably unpredictable as any other animal. The vast majority of us just show it in many different ways. We look for vulnerabilities and we leverage these vulnerabilities to our own benefit. This is hard wired in us as a basic survival mechanism, no different than the gator.
Have you ever considered doing these videos in your briefs?
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I loved this! Really interesting and such a good lesson - trust your gut. Once while I was at work I saw a customer pull up and he had his dogs in the car, so I went out to see them. They were two sweet pit bulls and I would always bring them a treat so they were excited to see me. As I bent down towards the window I noticed a third dog, and the guy said he had just come from adopting him at the shelter. I looked at the dog, who was completely still, and something told me to back up, at which point he lunged towards the window where my face had just been. My knees went weak at the thought of what would have happened if I hesitated for even a second. That day my brain was like, "You're welcome, idiot!"😂
Gotta listen to your gut!
Yep! Our subconscious can pick up on things that aren't quite right long before our conscious can! The book The Gift of Fear is all about this topic & is a great read.
I like to add, when you change position from upright he might not recognize you as an individual but as a food source. Instincts procede emotions.
I always learn something cool from you Chris. You bring up very interesting topics , I could listen to you for hours. Love you so much!❤❤❤🐊
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Thanks for sharing on Facebook. I didn’t know you were on TH-cam too I subscribed. Your videos are educational & great 😊
Just happened upon your channel Chris. Very interesting & informative. I enjoy your work w these very dangerous animals. It’s so true that it’s not the alligators ~ it’s the people. Don’t enter their homes if you’re not wanting to die. Just as sharks~ people blame the shark for an attack, but WE are in their homes. They will eat when hungry, or feel threatened. Thank you for the work.
They can’t just claim the whole ocean as their home. Do sharks really eat when threatened?
There is no animal, including humans that is never unpredictable. Thinking that you can read a wild animal’s aura is a good way to be dinner.
These are so informative. I love that you impress upon people that alligators are always wild animals. Even with all that training, they can react to something and you could be seriously injured or killed.
Has to be maddening, years of knowledge and training and someone with a keyboard in their living room is an expert!
Great information on this video. I have been keeping exotics (mostly reptiles) over 45 years and I have never referenced any of mine as tame although some will put up with interaction better than others. The way you described reaction in this video is perfect. Great job!
I love when you talk about their personality and Casper is just laying there motionless, doesn’t even look real lol 🐊❤️❤️❤️
So basically, he is Casper the unfriendly gator.
Chris is really Spiderman . He has a spider sense😀😀😀
I like to call that The Holy Spirit. Always listen to him!
Hello chris and gabby i hope all is well and your weekend is starting off great. Great video today
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Amazing creatures, ive always been fascinated with them, great channel 😊
I love Casper's personality❤
He really is a good-looking Gator. 😊❤🥰💯💖🐊
I have learned so much about animal behavior from you. Super interesting. Thank you !
Casual bed time story of how you had to fight off a sick ass panther once… you’re seriously badass
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@@GatorChris_ Please answer how you got into those situations where you had to fight off gators in the wild^^
I like the way Chris never pokes the gator with a stick.
This kinda reminds me of when I used to have a pet snake (small one, not venomous, can't really harm you beyond biting you).
Most of the time, the snake is trusting, chill, will come to get its food, can climb and wrap itself around your arm, be nice and chill and all. Sometimes though, the temperature is off, or there's a lot of noise, or you make a sudden movement without realizing, and the snake FREAKS OUT and tries to bite you / run away / just does random shit it wouldn't do in normal circumstances.
I can explain how you know Chris, its very simple, the skills and knowledge you have learned in your lifetime working with dangerous animals, your skill set it second too none, you can read most of the wild/captive animals from your skill set too read signs that others would never ever see, even down too detecting a snake/aligator hidden in brush etc, you skills are soo good your 'inner conciseness' picks up the tiniest thing, it may be a simple movement, the way the animal is breathing, or the habitate your viewing, it's could be a conbination of thousands of little things that you pick up that makes your conciseness pick up the possible hidden dangers, which them makes you more careful, this might not be the case, but its as good as any other theory, but I might be right?.
the aura reading thing really made me chuckle😂
Always listening to your instinct, that's what I think
I really enjoy these videos. You are pragmatic and honest about the risks. But also show the beauty and intelligence of the animals. But people need to remember when you get in the water or close to predators you are now part of the food chain.
Very interesting understanding the psychology of this animals
from the footage i’ve seen today, gators are quite reminiscent of cats
lizard brain is best brain 🦎
I work with big cats literal Bengal Tigers have tried to do that exact same thing to me
I like this VDO. Very educational and it shows that Chirs is very cautious and has reasons for his every move with the gators and not juat trying to show off that he's just a pro.
When you hit your hand on the ground maybe Casper thinks you are going to strike him, or become violent- Thus Casper bites back.🤔
Loving your work with these guys, they’re amazing creatures but deadly too 💚
Hello Chris you are Amazing thankyou for showing Casper it's incredible seeing him up close he sure not camera shy he got such beautiful white teeth he fantastic Alligator from Kerrie 🐊
What asweet boy! He's so calm and would probably never hurt a human! The gator is also cool!
Probably the best example Chris has ever used when he slapped the ground and Casper reacted. Trained not tamed. No doubt!!!Maybe in another 40 million years Gators will be like famly Labradoodle. For now. Nope…
4:44 I totally understand You and agree. Same with my wife till this day I don't know what Triggered her... 🤣🤣🤣Chris and Gabby you are amazing couple beyond believe! 🤩🐊🐊🐊I hope that if our work schedules will be merciful we meet one day. Much love from Poland!♥
Guardian angles are busy with you two.
Never heard the panther story before that's insane! Glad you made it out safely
Me too!
Love your videos Chris and follow across multiple platforms. ❤ Instigated--instgatored 😂😂😂
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It worries me as a Mom that you could trip and fall in front of a gator or any other mishap. I also like how you respect that this is a wild animal. Stay safe
Thanks Chris, interesting video as always.
Greetings from Poland
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Chris you're like these pro cops/detectives who also have this weird instinct sometimes for potential criminals. I believe this kind of intuition does happen in different ways to people who are experts working long enough in their fields.
Thanks for the cool video. I look forward to every of your croc talks.
Casper to the camera: 2:45 He's talking about me, isn't he?
As a Floridian, Casper is the cutest gator I've ever seen
Thank you for explaining about the panther - I've often wondered how keepers get attacked by animals they worked with and trusted for years.
You scare the hell out of me with your busy hands!!!! 😮❤🎉
From what I've gathered the "6th sense" comes from experience: The subconscious brain stores all images from your life (something that is impossible for the conscious mind to process) and the moment the "picture" is different it manifests as a "feeling" you know it because it's different from the millions of times you've experienced it. You have it stored in your "data base" but the conscious mind can't pin point it.
People are nuts 🤣🤣🤣 so true
It's called intuitive expertise if i'm not mistaken, basically you have gained so much experience, and those accumulated experience build up your intuition, you just know without the need to have logical reasoning why you know. Chris low key flexing his wildlife expertise..lol
Simple. Their predatory instinct overrides everything. They’ll suppress it a lot as needed BUT when they get a trigger for an emotional change, that’s their default.
If GatorChris gets married and has kids, he better have the world's best life insurance policy.
The gator wasn’t the reason I clicked the video 😏
You almost convinced me to stick with cats and dogs for house pets.
6:20 Jim Corbett, the Indian- British hunter who helped poor Indian folks to get rid of several high profile big cat man eaters like the Champawatt tigress, record Guiness for predator with more human kills on land, he talked several times in his books about how that six sense, self preservation instincts, intuition, whatever it might be called, saved his own life in several ocassions.
Great video Chris! Thanks for the info! I just love these videos! Take care and have a great day! 😄💙🐬🐍🐊🫶🏼
It's just that people forget that animals are like us, they also have days when they feel good and others when they feel bad, either because of some pain or because of something happened and we don't know...
My dog was always nice, but one day she felt pain and bit me. I had to go to the hospital for stitches. She was always good but she has the right to feel things and express them. If I couldn't understand that that day she wasn't well, it was my fault and my bad luck.
Accidents can happen with any animal or children...
The problem with this is one day this guy will caught napping, and snap.
I firmly believe that these animals have thousands of years of solid hardwiring to act and behave a certain way. I think we as humans have a limited ability to acclimate these animals so certain things, sounds, movements, and actions. Notice I said limited as I feel in certain situations the true hardwiring does and will take over and this is how ‘things happen’ that can be quite unpleasant. I never believe they are our friends or that they love us. It’s sad and frightening when people believe these animals are capable of loving them.
If you predict that they are unpredictable then their unpredictability won't matter, you'll stay away from them.
I get a kick outta folks that think Gators are like pets.
LMAO "I can read his aura" OMG .....Love that.
gator probably: "on the one hand this guy gives me food, on the other hand he IS food and he is talking a lot..."
I’m really happy this video needed to be shirtless for educational purposes
This goes the same with domesticated animals. If people go in with the idea that there is alway that 1% chance that the animal can attack and be prepared for it there would be less animals attacks.
My favorite line is that my pit bull would never attack you. Yes. Yes, it would. If I’m around a owner that talks like that I change the percentage from 1% to 40%
Really good video. I am glad it came up for me today. I have a Rescue Green Iguana that is so volatile in flash, I never know who to expect to deal with. And, for all intents and purposes, he should not have any reason to. Thanks again.
Just found your channel on facebook and had to come and sub on youtube. So much respect for you, they certainly aren't pets; they're bloody dinosaurs and always wild. Thankful for folks like yourself to educate the world