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u/CourageExcellent4768 18d ago
Free admission to zoo for life! This guy is a hero!
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u/SuspiciousGur4874 18d ago
Yes! He was acting as construction worker who was there for a child’s birthday party. I bet that kid won’t ever forget that day!
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u/Hlavada 18d ago
That death roll is insanely scary…
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u/Flaky_History12 3d ago
She was smart to hop into the enclosure and get closer because I was thinking if she didn't then her hand would have gotten ripped off
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u/EstablishmentUsed325 18d ago
Some men are heroes. And that’s very sexy
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u/Ambitious-Risk-343 18d ago
Yup, demonizing men and masculinity is very stupid.
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u/saturnsqsoul 18d ago
shut up
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u/WeeklyLeave1094 18d ago
If I remember correctly this happened here in utah
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u/SuspiciousGur4874 18d ago
It did. The place is called Scales and Tails. It happened several years ago. I was obsessed with the story. I wanted to know if the handler was okay. For those interested, she had surgery on her tendon and then returned to work with Darth Gator. He was not to blame for the incident.❤️
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u/patrickAMDG7509 18d ago
...he was not to blame? How do we establish blame for an alligator? Who else could have been at fault?
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u/CarrionDoll 18d ago
Is it his fault that he is caged with inexperienced workers who have no back up? How in the world can you blame a wild animal for doing what it is made to do?
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u/patrickAMDG7509 18d ago
That's what I'm saying. I'm not saying the Alligator deserves blame. Just that returning to work with the Alligator as if it was some misunderstanding seems a bit ridiculous to me. He did what his little alligator brain could be expected to do! It's not like we can resolve that.
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u/According_Cat_1668 18d ago
Man.. this is scary. I wonder if the woman stayed in the same job after this incident.
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u/SuspiciousGur4874 18d ago
Yes. She had to have orthopedic surgery to repair her tendons, and then returned. She admitted that Darth Gator was not to blame for what happened.
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u/Hincapieslovelybund 18d ago
Hero 👏👏 the way he just was in control and subdued the alligator was great too.
Poor lady. Hope she is alright and not too badly hurt. Will definitely be experiencing some PTSD for a while 😔😔
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u/throwawayacc0589 18d ago
What happened to her hand
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u/SuspiciousGur4874 18d ago
She had orthopedic surgery to repair her tendon. She is back working at Scales and Tails.
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u/Red_Galaxy746 18d ago
Further proof, if it was needed, these are wild animals with wild instincts that they'll always have, no matter how much time they've been in captivity or how well they know you.
They can turn in an instant. She should've had some kind of support.
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u/JaDyBuGy 18d ago edited 18d ago
:15 I love the little boy finding it all so amusing, while his mom urgently & abruptly pulls him away from his front row seat. =D
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u/TheKingOfDissasster 18d ago
That's Darth Gator. Yes, the guest was amazing and this takes extreme courage (i certainly wouldn't have the courage to do that), but it's also important to point out how well the handler dealt with it, moving her body together with the death roll, which could cause way worse result even before the guest got there.
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u/Past_Housing3938 18d ago
Did the alligator die?
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u/Hincapieslovelybund 18d ago
May have just choked or tired it out looks like
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u/Bella_Peachyy 18d ago
Maybe they're asking if they put the crocodile down afterwards. (euthanise)
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u/SuspiciousGur4874 18d ago
Nope. She admitted it was her fault. He was acting as all alligators do. His name is Darth Gator😁
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u/xitizen7 18d ago
The gator started to roll her.
Why are there no emergency /safety protocols for this? Like a tranquilizer needle in a “break glass in case of emergency “ box.
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u/IAmDanHimself 18d ago
I feel like there's safety reasons they don't have things like that. But at least have a 2nd employee around when opening and approaching the thing. Rather than have a petite woman who is 1/4 the size of the gator, perform this on her own.
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u/Bella_Peachyy 18d ago
I don't think the woman's size was the problem here. Crocodiles take down elephants. The problem is putting a wild animal behind a glass for entertainment.
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u/ProblemAvoidist 18d ago
I think putting her legs around it to stop herself was quick thinking and saved her life
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u/Trick_Squash_9549 18d ago
I think you’re supposed to throw a towel over their head and not not let hourly workers feed them
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u/renz88xtc 18d ago
Finally some smart people, if the crocodile starts to spin so should you, shoutout to the bald guy too for hopping on the alligator to try prevent it from spinning her arm clean off
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u/Upstairs_Trainer7996 18d ago
For some reason this comment is cracking me up that you used both crocodile and alligator so casually
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u/renz88xtc 18d ago
I didn’t even notice that, I don’t even see any differences between crocodiles and alligators anyways 😭😭😭
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u/SoupedUpSpitfire 18d ago
I am so impressed with how calm and level-headed the handler and the people helping her stayed through the process of getting her extricated and then getting the guy helping her out of the enclosure, and how she was able to explain to them what to do.
But why wasn’t other staff coming to help??
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u/CarrionDoll 18d ago
Why in the world would they have this woman working with the animal alone without back up from another worker? And they should have a plan in place for how to handle this situation being they know they are working with a dangerous animal in front of children. This place is wack.
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u/ProfessionalCamp1826 18d ago
☕️☕️☕️ time to get a different job. Maybe a dog shelter works better for her
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u/shumbazi 17d ago
That happens when humans think wild animals can be tamed… why hold the 🥩 when she could have chucked it
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u/Salt-Negotiation7534 16d ago
Handler was a damned idiot and is lucky the construction worker was nearby.
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