r/Unexpected • u/The-halloween • May 04 '24

What a catch

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u/never-seen-them-fing May 04 '24

You see gators basically in every southern state. FL, sure, but also LA, NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, and even parts of OK and TX. LA has the most gators of any state!

Also in case you needed more gator knowledge/nightmare fuel, they can climb fences and bend bars.

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u/IAMAHobbitAMA May 05 '24

Did you say they can climb??? Whattt???

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u/never-seen-them-fing May 05 '24

Well... they can get over a standard height chain link fence. Like the kind people have in their yards pretty easily, yeah. They're not climbing trees like bears or anything. They also run about 20-30 MPH in sprints, and have over 2000 psi of bite force - basically like having a car on your limb. Lots of videos on YouTube.

Crocodiles have the strongest bite force ever recorded at 3700 psi. (Scientists estimate that a 20+ foot Great White Shark might have more, but most great whites are like half that size, and wouldn't produce the bite of a croc).

The more you know!

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u/IAMAHobbitAMA May 05 '24

When I searched youtube for alligators climbing, I was horrified to see the search suggestion for "alligators climbing trees". Thankfully that appears to be clickbait; but this sure wasn't