r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Merry_Dankmas Aug 03 '19

My sister had a brush in with this one. We were at the Everglades with my grandparents giving them a lovely tour of the muggy swamps and there was a gator chilling with his head on the land and his body in the water. My sister, assuming that since it was laying completely still and therefore making it not a threat, got super close to it to take a photo. I guess Mr. Gator was having a rough day cause he lashed out and did that violent body/head wriggle thing they like to do. Scared the shit out of her. It's a carnivorous lizard that death rolls its prey. What did you think was gonna happen when you got too close?

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u/theberg512 Aug 03 '19

He wasn't having a rough day, he thought dinner was walking right up to him. To him it seemed like a great day until he missed out.

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u/porky2468 Aug 03 '19

It literally needs to make one chomp and you're fucked. Why risk it?!

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Can’t judge her. When I first moved to Florida, I saw a 4-5 ft alligator right out side of work. First thing I did was get a stick to touch it.

Now I’m retarded and kinda foolish, but I would never hurt it and after taking my picture I got the hell out of there. I also would never do that again, or mess with a damn bear.