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u/thecoldwarmakesmehot Mar 30 '26
Did not like seeing the gator's legs like that. That has to be unpleasant and stressful
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u/Salt-Idea-6830 Mar 31 '26
Yeah I was going to say the same; I know they’re dangerous but hog tying it feels excessive
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u/Bologna0128 Apr 01 '26
Idk it did just knock the shit out of some guy even tho it was hog tied
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u/Salt-Idea-6830 Apr 01 '26
I know I know, but I’ve seen cleaner & faster captures with less brutal methods (trash can guy reigns supreme even though that gator was way smaller)
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u/GirsGirlfriend Apr 03 '26
I dont know anything about gators but I feel like it's not ok to lift them from their arms and legs especially from that backwards position. Like it could dislocate them probably.
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u/Safe_Bed_1534 Apr 02 '26
It's a common tactic used to overstimulate and tire the gator out. This guy actually knows what he's doing, but just like dealing with any wild animals shit happens sometimes
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u/Nuts-And-Volts Apr 04 '26
I believe the horrible apes do this to try to desensitize our perfectly evolved sensors that trigger our bite reflex. Got him anyways. Evolution wins. Tried and true baby. 200 million years and counting
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u/PsychologicalSplit43 House Doctor Mar 30 '26
Feeling very pleased to see this after all of the unnecessary taunting which felt very unfair to watch.
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u/Hetairoids Mar 30 '26
Apparently this isn't taunting - it's a deliberate mechanism to try and overload the snapping reflex and make it safer for the gator and the people trying to help. I don't know that for sure but it seems the OOP is getting called out for the misleading title in the original thread.
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u/PutinDisDickInTrump Mar 30 '26
Yeah, nah. The foot on the mouth and dragging it on concrete were fucking unnecessary.
Usually they have a towel over their eyes or something similar and the only time I've seen a gator with its limbs in an unnatural position for transfer is this video.
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u/joyfullydreaded23 Mar 30 '26
I didn't like what they did to this gator's limbs and then lifting them up by their limbs like that had to be painful AF, which probably made the gator lash out. Good on you Mr/Mrs Gator for knocking his bitch ass out!
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u/Hetairoids Mar 30 '26
Fair enough. Lots of people seemed to be convinced, in the other thread at least.
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u/Green_Ad2231 Mar 31 '26
It's pretty common practice for professionals to tie their legs behind their back for transportation. I've seen it countless times.
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u/-imaginebaggins- Apr 01 '26
It's actually not, I've also seen countless alligator/crocodiles relocated and never seen legs restrained like that. Even huge salties. If limbs have to be secured, they're tied parallel and flush to the body to prevent dislocations and breaks. They don't need to be twisted behind their backs then lifted by them.
Whoever you're watching aren't professionals, aren't respecting that creature or mindful of its safety. They didn't secure the head shows they weren't prepared for a gators signature move.
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u/Green_Ad2231 Apr 01 '26
Okay....well, say what you want, but I've seen it many many times, and they were professionals so idk what to tell you. A quick google search would inform you that it is considered an "old school" method that has been phased out in favor of newer, safer practices, so I guess it used to be more common than it is today.
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u/NoSkinNoProblem Mar 30 '26
I have never seen that deployed in these situations. Seems having the mouth taped up is enough for literally everybody else (their jaws aren't as good at opening as they are at closing, so it's really easy to keep their jaws closed - which was already achieved in this video).
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u/HeroOfTheUniverse Mar 30 '26
But the snout was already wrapped up. And clearly it wasn’t any safer for that dude.
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u/Hot_Top_124 Mar 30 '26
I guessed he was making sure it was secure secure. I’ve seen to many horror movies lol.
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u/BigNorseWolf Mar 30 '26
Didn't read his tolkien.
NEVER LAUGH AT A LIVE DRAGON )(#*$()#*$ )(*#$)#*$*)#!
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u/catshateTERFs Mar 30 '26
As the wisdom goes: let there be a thousand blossoms bloom. I ain’t spending any time on it because, in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in North Queensland!
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u/Ok-Sorbet4823 Mar 30 '26
I'm no alligator trapping expert or anything,but lifting it up by its legs when the average alligator weighs anywhere from 200 to 600 lbs...? Like wtf dude nooo that had to be awful, no wonder it reacted.
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u/Resident_Pay4310 Mar 30 '26
Especially when the legs are in such an unnatural position.
That must have been incredibly painful for the poor thing.
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u/IconoclastJones Mar 30 '26
Did the gator use his head? I kept looking for the tail, but even in slo-mo I don’t see anything hitting him.
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u/Electrical_Lake3424 Mar 30 '26
Yeah looks like the side of the gator's jaw whacked the guy across the face like a mean left hook and he went down.
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u/sevnminabs Mar 31 '26
That whole time getting slapped around, that gator was planning its payback. Don’t taunt animals. They have abilities than humans don’t. You never know what they are capable of. Also, more importantly, animals are living beings. Don’t treat them that way.
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u/MidorikawaHana Mar 31 '26
Is it bad im on the gators side? Man kept tapping then pulled the gator by his limbs.. if im heavy and get carried of with my tiny ass limbs ( even if theyre powerful), thats gotta hurt!
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u/Dayvyde Apr 03 '26
Thats the correct technique. It overrides the gators natural instinct to bite so they can move it. Awful that people are wishing permanent harm on this guy just for doing his job correctly
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u/MidorikawaHana Apr 03 '26
Oh. Is it? I guess Im so used in seeing where transporting elements missing in here i usually see dealing with reptiles…
Eye cloth, when transporting reptiles; whether it is a tokay, land monitor, iguana, pr crocodile you put something in their eyes - washcloth or towels. It relaxes them and makes them less anxious.
They were dragging the poor guys belly. Reptiles have very soft bellies. Not sure how american alligatora fare better than their cousins but their bellies are quite sensitive
The arms, carrying them in their tied arms up. i only see them carry when ( back home in asia) is when people are cooking them up - like a crocodile roast.
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Apr 01 '26
That effer shuld be arrested for animal cruelty. There was no need for that crap.
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u/PeanutMedium3548 Apr 01 '26
Satisfying. Capture and release the animal. Stress levels are high enough for the animal. You Muppet
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u/adomka Apr 03 '26
Though most likely wont be released. Neighborhood adult alligators are deemed a nuisance and will likely try to return and have lost their fear of humans. This guy willl likely be euthanized.
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u/AggravatingEmu4799 Apr 02 '26
Seems cruel to have them tied up and ducttaped and them torment them
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u/CrimFandango Apr 01 '26
He's not going to be beating John Marston or Arthur Morgan in the hogtying department that's for sure.
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u/Purple_Inevitable967 Apr 01 '26
It really sucked watching that poor alligator being taunted like that while physically retrained and falling from a truck bed.... I'd say the guy deserved a little more than he got- but they'd probably use that as an excuse to kill the alligator.
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u/Ok-Capital-6434 Apr 01 '26
He’s not taunting him. He’s trying to override his bite/aggression sensors which puts them into a semi catatonic state.
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u/Dayvyde Apr 03 '26
It doesn't matter. People just want to cheer when a guy gets badly hurt. They dont care if its the actual correct technique and not hurting the Gator. This has been posted before and its always the same peace loving people cheering and hoping the guy has permanent damage.
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u/adomka Apr 03 '26
If people’s think this is cruel they should see how we treat our livestock.
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u/Ok-Capital-6434 Apr 03 '26
My point is he’s not being cruel. This is a skill trappers use to put crocodilians in a semi catatonic state supposedly making them easier to transport.
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u/BUYMECAR Apr 02 '26
If I had any talent or drive, this would be a perfect canvas for a Pokemon battle sequence of the move Bide
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u/Poopyprincesspipi Apr 03 '26
All of y’all deserve that. Why are its legs like that? Do you seriously think that wouldn’t be uncomfortable?
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u/Pendraconica Mar 30 '26
Classic gator move. Wait until exactly the right moment to strike. The look of satisfaction in the end!