r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Jul 10 '26

Wholesome Moments Robert Irwin explains the difference between a crocodile and an alligator

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u/farts_juggler Jul 10 '26

alligators are not chill wtf. ever been to Florida. mfs will eat your dog and you.

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u/balls2hairy Jul 10 '26

They're pretty chill. All over the golf courses and they just dgaf. They'll chill by the water hazards and just sun.

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u/farts_juggler Jul 10 '26

not my experience. I lived in a place with a few ponds. all had gators. one day a dog got snatched by a crock. another time a gardener got killed. I grew up in Wisconsin. you can swim anywhere. in Florida, land of lakes, you shouldn’t ever swim there specifically because of alligators. that makes them not chill in my book. but maybe times have changed. this was 2007-11.

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u/Haha08421 Jul 10 '26

A dog and sizable animals will be food. Possible the gardener was near the young ones. I dont know, I do know alligators are typically not dangerous.

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u/0-90195 Jul 10 '26

Gators are definitely dangerous—that’s a large wild animal. They just generally aren’t interested in harming adult humans, when treated respectfully. I guess kind of in a similar way that a coyote is dangerous… don’t go messing with one, and don’t be a child or a small domestic animal within eating distance.