Gator Bite, what do you do?!?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- What do you do if you get bit by an alligator??? Well, it’s a lot more complicated than people think and it totally depends on why the gator is biting you!! I run through some of the possibilities here, but the best plan is to avoid the situation in the first place!! Never feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water’s edge, never swim in gator habitat and always keep a safe distance!
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When you live in Europe and have absolutely no intention to go anywhere near alligators in the world, but still listen to Chris' advice just in case 😂😂😂
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South carolina and Florida are gorgeous man definitely worth the visit in the cooler months
Yep, plenty of gators in SC lowcountry too. I go to nearby parks and lakes to see them. Nice weather in Winter, just a bit of chill some days.
@auntdiane1578 oh ya I'm in Charleston and we have our resident six footer than hangs in the retention pond at work, unfortunately someone got snatched with their dog on Hilton head recently. They probably just stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time unfortunately
@@bradzukowski30 yes, that 69 year old lady in Beaufort County? That's sad. In Summerville, only dogs taken so far, but still sad. They need to stop building so close to gators' homes 😪
40 minutes of gator talk? Hell yeah!
Haha good I was worried it was too much!
@@GatorChris_it's fun to watch imo :D
We always gotta remember: they still have wild instincts. They can STILL kill you.
Yep, I’m always preaching you can’t take the wild out of the gator!
@@GatorChris_there’s one guy who I think calls gators by his boat cause he thinks it’s fun I can tell he is being very stupid
@@stpworld saw a video of a similar idiot a few years ago. May have been the same one. It was a man with two elderly English ladies on his boat, showing his "mastery" over a huge alligator, habd feeding it chicken. I commented that he was basicly signing the gator's death warrant, and he called me Karen.
Can't fix stupid.
@@jtoland2333 did not see that one the one I saw the guy didn’t feed it but he did put his hand in water big big risk
Oh you just opened my eyes. I was going to buy and cuddle with a gator. Thanks for your comment to save me 😂😂
GUYS! GO SEE CASPER! I did 3 years ago. So worth it. I just know Steve Erwin is your guardian angel, Chris. You do such great work!
Dude you could do videos all day long and I would watch. Very educational and informative. Thank you for all you do.
Glad you like them!
@@GatorChris_ i noticed you having less videos of the same variety lately, what happened?
Chris i really like these long videos! They are really entertaining
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Hey chris, I'm really happy to see you banging out videos on your new channel. Can't begin to tell you how much Kevin and I respect you for what you do. - donny
Thanks so much guys!!
Their ability to control their buoyancy is pretty amazing
Casper is such a beautiful animal.
To tell you the truth Chris, I loved this video! It was full of all kinds of good stuff and you tried to be as thorough as possible. I always enjoy your videos! Have a great weekend and take care!!! 😄💙🐬🐊🐍🫶🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
I ❤ how Casper is looking at you with his 1 eye..as if he is saying "oh really?"
Thank you for the tips! Some people aren’t the brightest and think the gators won’t attack because they see Casper and it’s much appreciated how you educate everyone what to do and how to stay safe and know the dangers
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips on survival C.G.
I love gators. One was found last yr behind my home in the river here in lower alabama. He was 12'. Unfortunately it didn't end well for him. That makes me so sad. He lived a long time and didn't harm anyone. I wish the first response of humans wasn't to kill.
Crocodile Dundee would've never been a legend if Chris was born in the same era. Big fact's💯
This is one of the best RUclips Channel about crocodilians I've ever seen. Thank you so much!
So awesome, I love the longer videos. Thanks for doing this! 💚
I felt like I was going to drown but thanks for the education. I will do the safest thing by staying out of the way of gators unless it’s a tour with Chis and Gabby. I still love Casper.🐊♥️
Thank you so much for all of your knowledge. FYI the video is not too long. Very educational and very interesting. I enjoy your long videos.❤
Thanks!!
It was very nerve racking whenever the gator was not in the frame, especially that you were talking about how to save yourself in case you get bitten by the gator. 😅
Hi chris, have been watching for a while and i appreciate the constant repetition that you use in your vids, even if they seem ramble-y to you, it just drives the point home that these giant tanks are dangerous, but not mindless killers like the rest of the world romanticizes them to be. Reptiles, amphibians and crocodilians are probably my favourite type of creature just because of how alien their minds are to us humans, thank you for your educational videos, on here and on the floridas wildest channel, best of luck on the alligator conservation and I hope you enjoy your weekend and your 4th of july :D
Really enjoyed the longer video and thanks for sharing that intense, close call survival story! 😊🐊
Great video, Chris! It was very informative. Interested to learn more about how you go about “flooding”an alligator. Chances are you wouldn’t have access to a garden hose. Unsure how you reach in an depress the glottis. Hoping I never see or encounter this situation! Thanks Chris for everything you do.
Hi Chris! What a fascinating subject , I love to listen to you , and I always learn something ! Casper is adorable as ever , love you so much !❤❤❤🐊
Great video! I grew up in Clearwater in the early 70s and my friends and I swam in all the ponds and lakes and of course there were gators and you explained why we were not eaten. Incidentally, also ran around all summer with out a drop of sun screen!
Swimming in any water etc with alligators is so risky, so lucky nothing happened.
@@wendyspring6480 Agreed, but as a kid we didnt think about that and just became used to them being around.
Always very interesting (to me) but when I then tell my partner about what I’ve learnt he reminds me that we’re never going near alligators so it’s useless information 😂. We don’t have many in the UK. I’m amazed that an alligator (Casper) is so gentle with you. It’s really lovely to watch him swimming around you
I love the longer videos. Very interesting and educational. Always look ing forward to next one!
Living in Florida. Now I'm very careful around ponds or any water sources around 🙂
Thanks a lot! Very helpful.
Happy to help!
There are no gators here in SoCal, but I think I’ll have to practice his self-protection tactics for when I’m being attacked by the other wild animals out here. People.
Kidding. I just enjoy this guy’s videos and seeing how beautiful gators truly are.
Very interesting information Chris! I have so much respect for what you do. People should stay out of known gator habitat. I appreciate your conservation activities!
Sometimes Casper looks like a plastic gator😂 He just floats around, nothing moves... he's just... there. In the frame, out of the frame.... just hanging out with Chris..😅
wow, gators sound a lot like my neighbors. I'll stay away! Great video!!!
Watching this video should be a requirement for everyone wanting to move to Florida.
I wish lol
Loving the education, super straightforward. Keep it up!
Yippy! Nothing like a reward after a long quest! \o/
But seriously though, hearing you talk is very relaxing. You even have birds chirping in the background. I'm from Belgium. Nothing really happens here, animal wise. The biggest danger is pigeon poop
It's obvious that reading the body language of a crocodilian accurately, and figuring out which mode they're in and then responding appropriately, requires a lot of skill and experience, which most of us don't have. But having some options, any options, is better than nothing. I think a lot of us have seen the video of the young female trainer in Utah(?) whose hand got bit, and we saw the different things she did to minimize the damage before she had any help. All of these videos are useful and repeated viewings can help if we really want to understand this subject.
Appreciate you sharing your story and I understand why you wouldn't want to. Glad I found this second channel of yours.
Great video! Thank you for taking the time to go through the different types of behavior. So many questions I would like to ask but understand the hesitancy because people may take out of context, etc.
You’re not all over the place. You make complete sense. It’s in the moment decision. But as a Floridian I don’t go in lakes or ponds because I love life and I am smart.
Love your attitude and mindset. Keep it up. Love long videos as well.
i find it so interesting how your relationship with him is, it feels less like a pet and man, and more like a symbolic relationship, hes smart enough to know he can either get a meal out of you, or infinite meals out of you
Chris is very thoughtful. Smart guy.
Chris, this was a fantastic video. I learn so much from you and could listen to you for hours. Question, I’ve seen videos of crocodiles grab prey, lift their head up out of the water, then slam the prey item on top of the water. Do alligators do that?
Also, I guess you’ve heard about the 13 year old teen that was bitten by an alligator. He’s fine but now they’ve set traps to catch the alligator to kill or remove it, not sure which. But the guy from fish and wildlife said they must keep the waterways safe. That angers me so much. That’s the alligator’s home and people should know not to swim in their habitat. Is it possible you could get the alligator and save it from being killed? I love crocodilians and wish people would realize how important they are to the ecosystem. I think they are amazing animals. And I just adore Casper. He is so cute. Look forward to more videos. Love and respect from Tennessee. 🥰🐊
I hate that SO much too! Fish and wildlife can’t keep all waterways safe, just stay out of them!! Why is it so hard to understand?! Gosh, I could get on a rant but I won’t! Lol
@@courtneyjohnson7341 Lol. I understand completely. I could rant for hours. Sometimes I think humans just get dumber every day. I saw a comment from some guy that said alligators are evil monsters. I told him what I thought of him and his asinine comment. I live in East Tennessee and we’ve heard that alligators are making their way up here through the river systems. The poor things have to go somewhere. They’re being pushed out of their homes because of habitat loss and human encroachment.
Unfortunately people do a lot of less than intelligent things and animals usually end up paying for the mistakes that people make. Hopefully at some point people will wise up so animals don't have to suffer for it. Maybe people like Chris who share their knowledge and experience will help people get a better mindset.
@@tammyrollins5199 I live near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and we constantly have tourists trying to pet or feed our black bears. Then if they get scratched or bitten TWRA will usually euthanize the poor animal. It’s so infuriating.
Thank you for sharing so much insight and advice! Doing everything to not ending up in such or similar situations👍👍🙏
THAT’S an “insurance plan” I wouldn’t have ANY NEED for. Won’t find me anywhere near those rascals..REALLY interesting stuff Chris. Thanks..STAY safe
I had in Naples a 12 foot gator (male) chase me in a territorial instance .it first surfaced, after I got on other bank ,and vibrated after surfacing then launched and crossed the area quite quickly with a lot of slashing before going back to where I was at first when I sensed it's presents in a cove on other bank .I was glad that the pursuit stopped because it was a flat bank and quite flat for 30 feet back from water and at it's speed I could've been food .I have done gator removal and that intimidated me it was huge
Is English your second language? Just curios....🤔
@@susanmartin3762 damned auto correct, I see it now.thanks
And yes actually it is my first is an American language
Greatest ever!! I love this channel. How do you how know where Casper is at all times? So awesome.
The short answer is: There is no one answer. Great informational video to answer the frequent question. The average person won't even know which scenario applies, and in a situation I wouldn't either, but I still enjoyed learning what you had to say. Thank you.
Love the channel, you should do a video on their brains and maybe give a scientific explanation neurologically why they don’t bond emotionally with others. Or break down how their brain works in general. Would love to hear your talk about that subject!
Yes that would be interesting - Do you think there are already scientifical answers to your questions?
Hi truly enjoyed your long videos. Thank you so much for all of your knowledge and stories. I love the details and all your facts.
Thanks Chris ,this channel deserves million subs,you’ll get there keep up the great work.awesome knowledge thx for sharing .
Excellent Video Chris that's why I watch you you're all about education.. Its ironic I just watched a video with you being interviewed where you talk about that same situation at the end
Oh on a different channel?
Yes on a different channel I saw you in the thumbnail and was curious
If you get bit you better pray to whoever you pray to cause you are done, I agree don't get into the situation to get bit. Alligators don't play. Great vlog today. Yall have an amazing weekend
Hopefully this will help when I go swimming in that Australian river whilst on holiday. Thanks 😂
That’s really awesome Chris how you explain things and I know that you go back-and-forth but if I listen the entire time I pick up the meaning without any confusion. I appreciate your explanations! I’m learning!
I lived on the gulf coast for many years. I'd fish in an area that was infested with gators and never had a problem. They would surface near me because of curiosity. They're amazing to watch.
I’m not at the place yet where I can say that I appreciate gators. As a kayaker, I’m afraid of these dinosaurs. I’m thinking of my friend who got bit while in her kayak in the water. She slid up next to him and didn’t see it beneath the water. It felt threatened. She turned her body quickly as soon as she heard it launch from the water. It grazed her arm and broke the skin, but wasn’t able to clamp down on her arm. As I’ve mentioned on this channel before, she has a gator tooth shaped scar on her forearm., which is a pretty cool show n’ tell scar. You have a better chance of being hit by lightening in SW FL than being bit by a gator.
It's really cool to watch you interact with gators, and being so close to them with camera. In my life I generally use the strategy to keeping my distance for safety which is generally "keep at least one gator free state between me and gators" ;)
I love videos like this. While I don't particularly find alligator's interesting (before watching your videos), it's worth watching your videos. Why? We're learning 20 years of your experience and wisdom in a few hours. And that dedication is invaluable alone.
Wishing you and Gabby a happy 4th!🎉😊
I have dengue fever and I watched complete video ( thank you for sharing personal story at end ) , So much education and information I loved it , Even though I have absolutely nothing to do with allegators but your way of communication is so simple and interesting that I fell in love with watching you and your videos , I Wish I could meet you and spend some time learning with you one day
Abdul saboor
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Pakistan 🇵🇰
Lots of love
I’m learning a lot from U Chris. I’m from KSA though. We don’t have crocs over here but I do appreciate these beasts and they must never be underestimated by any means. Thank you for your time 🙏 stay safe
Awesome! Thank you!
Some kid got a little nip on his arm by alligator yesterday, then was shown posing & smiling next to it w a hole in its head. I thought of Casper and felt mad & sad.😢
Before finding your videos, I wouldn't have thought much about it, now I see them as animals just trying to get by instead of the monsters that everyone makes them out to be.
Chris, you are clearly a super logical and organised guy - I could see that it pained you not to be able to set this video out in neat little sections, but honestly, I think that probably bothers you more than it does us the viewer. 😄 This is super interesting stuff to learn, plus it's nice to listen to someone so knowledgeable and yet not over sensationalised, so I'm not worried about any back and forth on overlapping topics.
Not an overly long video at all and you made sense the whole time and answered about every question I thought of along the way.. thank you so much for helping me learn more about my fav animals!!
Living in Florida, I’d say the golden rule is just to respect them and their space. That will keep you from 90% of any problems. The only time I’ve seen gators particularly come after humans, is ones where they have been fed and lose their fear of us.
Most of the time in the wild, gators are just chilling in or near the water and don’t want nothing to do with us unless they see we are being stupid (playing in the water/making lots of noise, have our kids in the water, etc). They are generally pretty docile otherwise, unless it’s another with a nest or they feel their space is being invaded.
thanks for the long form video! will watch it all (perhaps in pieces though)
Hope you enjoyed it!
Cool video. But I normally stay away from gaters
Imagine your mate jumping on the back of an alligator to help you, you’d owe your boy for life 😂😂
Awesome video! Of course I listened to it in it’s entirety. Thanks for all you do!
This was an excellent video! Worth every minute to watch 😊
What I do? Admire crocodilian through watching you and Gabby.
I grew up swimming in the bayous of Southern Louisiana. Thank you SO much for these videos.
It's amazing to me that you're able to be in the water with Casper😬
I live in South Florida, a stones throw from a massive wetlands that borders on the everglades. Gators are a common occurrence, and generally people are appropriately relaxed about sharing a habitat with them. But dang, some people are definitely too relaxed about it. Sure they're not likely to go from hanging out on a canal bank to bothering you, but oh boy some people seem to try to give them a reason
Story time! When I was around 16, I was camping with my Boy Scout troop. One day, we were fishing at a lake and one of the scouts dad caught a big fish. What we didn’t saw was the alligator going after the hooked fish as well! After he pulled the fish out, alligator came right onto land where the fish laid next to it with jaws wide open. We assumed it wanted the fish and backed away immediately to not alert it. The alligator though backed up into the water and swam away. Don’t remember what the dad did to the fish, but it was definitely a crazy experience I would never forget!
Hey Chris, I think you may have forgotten a big motivation. The motivation of a mother gator protecting the nest or young. Love your videos keep them coming.
I'd guess that's defensive, but I don't know. Good question.
Would LOVE to have some bookmarks for these videos :) Typically there's very thoughtful separations of topics, but it's tough to navigate and find-
Thank you so much for sharing. I had to stop watching because the whole convo gave me so much anxiety. I live in Florida and have them living behind our yard and all over our neighborhood. I just make sure I look before opening the door.
I love how he's explaining this while being in water with alligators
Thanks so much! Now I know exactly what to do, headed to the Florida Everglades.
Hi Chris Former zoo keeper here Worked mostly with mammals but occasionally with reptiles at the zoo veterinary. My question: the alligators seem very docile in your videos but I have seen alligators strike with lightning speed. If Casper wanted to get you, how would you be able to predict a strike as he is floating by? Aren't you in danger if he really wanted to attack? Great videos and narrative. Thanks and please continue to stay safe!
Not Chris, but from what I’ve seen, I’m assuming his answer would be along the lines of “Casper doesn’t have a reason to attack me. He knows I’m not a threat or prey from prior experience”
thank you for the educational tips Chris! love your videos.
At first I always thought you had a pocket taser hidden in your suit, then I realized we were dealing with a realistic pro who was aware of the danger at every second.
Wouldn’t work well in the water 😂
Thank you, Chris. And thank God you've never been bit. Try to keep that up. [Hugs]
Thanks for sharing so much stuff with us, despite how crazy life and the world has been lately.
I appreciate it.
Thanks!
I Live in florida ,and watching videos like these are making me wanna move to Montana ,geezzz Chris ,my kids are scared crap or water cuz of me lol
Now. You need to try going to swim and interact with Nile crocodiles, Australia salt water crocodiles, and those big Australia freshwater crocs.
And we need to hear all about it. ❤❤
I’ve done several trips to Africa diving with wild nile crocs, also handled many in captivity, and used to do hand feeding shows with a saltwater croc. All pics and videos on my Facebook
@GatorChris_ Wow. You are truly a gift from God. God Bless!
Wow. So ultimately a battle with a human and a gator in the water comes down to who's gonna drown the other first? That's crazy. Thanks for the video mate.
I have a question/hypothesis based on what you told us about their predatory curiosity as they approach: before the gator completely closed the gap, would it be beneficial to try and push yourself vertically up to expose more of your actual size? I think that for the smaller ones you talked about, some could be deterred by it just by seeing "oh that's kinda big".
anyway thank you for your content mate! cheers from Serbia
Quality video as always Chris 👍
Thanks 👍
Very Educational Information on these reptiles 😊
Thanks!
Thank you for the great video. Im just confused on how you know the motivation. You suggest that sometimes you never strike at them because that never works, other times you fight back with all your life. I’m not sure about the defensive motivation, every Gator Hunt I have been on when we snare the gator and drag them close to the shore, or pull them on land, they always just give up. It’s always been amazing to me that they don’t fight back as powerful as they are.
The point is also to realize what type of situation you are in..the 4 types..a couple years ago there was that famous video from a girl in a zoo which got the deathroll and a visitor sat on the back of the alligator…maybe you can analyse that video and explain what happened etc
Casper in the background with his eyes closed. 😂
facinating, Don't get in the situation was the best advice.
Re: Flooding
The Croc Hunter dude from Australia also talked about opening the Glottis, if a croc bit him.. not sure when you also thought of it. Hopefully the method does not have to be tested
Your intentions are really good for society and satisfied keep doing sir🙏🏻❤, love you
Interesting! I wanted to ask you about Toothy's bite to Chandler when he (and you and many others) were catching her for transport to Chandler's property. That sounds like it would have been a defensive bite, right? The "i think these people are trying to kill me and I need to kill them first". You said it would be immediate bite and death roll. But she barely bit him and let him go. (Nevermind 'barely bit him' still landed him in the hospital for four days lol.) So was that not defensive after all? Terratorial since you guys were in her enclosure? Or is this how you said that crocs and gators are very different? I would love an analysis/break down of that situation from you. Cause you were right there at the edge of the pond to witness it.
So you are correct that it was defensive, but it was in murky water, and she really seem to have just slashed him but not actually bit him. Like the jaws slashed across his leg and he had two deep cuts but the jaws didn’t actually close on his flesh. If they had, I think she would’ve rolled his leg right off
Casper was so offended that someone would suggest that he'll bite just cause he an alligator
so interesting and so entertaining too Chris!! thank you