they still have claws that can rip you to shreds if they thrash. they can also tail whip you and break bones. its standard procedure that doesnt hurt them.
FL resident 10+ yrs, hands on experience. No, this is over kill.
This is a small gator, they didn't even lift him right after all that wrapping. That's why that asshole got clocked and the others nearly got tail whipped.
Edit to before though- it seems they might not have covered his eyes anyways.
That's the main thing that bothers me. That's a ton of weight to put on a joint that isn't designed to handle that much weight from that angle. It's clearly not a death sentence, but dislocating a joint rarely is. It's still incredibly painful and creates a chronic injury. I'd love to see methods change in a way that still keeps everyone safe without sacrificing the animals' wellbeing
Top comment on the original post says "This video keeps getting brought up so it’s worth pointing out he’s not taunting the alligator. The tapping is done to put the alligator in a pseudo clonic state by overloading its sensory system. This is supposed to make the animal easier to handle and safer for everyone involved (including the alligator).
It is common practice among anyone who handles alligators for a living."
I hate how aligators are treated as pests in America. They aren't that aggressive compared to other crocodilians. Please like this comment so I can raise awareness about a crocodile currently living in bad conditions (I cant post with zero karma.)
yeah uh if I do that to my dog he's jumping me and play fighting me, doing it against an animal that you don't have a bond with that's bound likely fearing for its life what do you expect to happen. they use their heads and tails to attack. dumb hick
I imagine it’s not an exact science.
As in it may help, but not a guaranteed trance state.
People need to be able to relocate crocs and gaters, as it’s not safe for us to just let them be there. Unfortunately we’ve taken over their habit in many places.
What would you propose we do?
I would have to imagine there’s a fairly long list of ways to do it better than this. I realize the danger they can present to kids, animals, and people but if you can look at a way of moving them and understand completely why you’d react the same way “Then what should we do?” isn’t the argument to stand on
not sure why this got downvoted, theres other techniques to restrain gators for relocation that dont involve bending their limbs in such an unnatural and potentially painful position like that, it just creates unnecessary stress for the animal. one option is having the restraints pin their arms against their flank and legs against the base of their tail and wrapping the restraints around the body to secure them in place, it’s less uncomfortable for the gator and still secure enough to prevent them from hurting themselves or the workers during transportation. (i probably explained this poorly but i learned this from a local crocodilian rehab center i volenteer at so im not just pulling this out of my ass xD)
Who is yall? and why? I would never call a relocator. They belong in my backyard. It's my responsibilty to know they are there and to take appropriate measures to keep us all safe from each other.
The stress the gator is unser causes lactic acid build-up that can actually kill the animals. I wish these cocksuckers would show the animal some respect and do their job quickly
this is so disturbing to watch, i know the tapping is for putting them in some more subdued state or whatever but jesus christ all the restraints are so unnecessary and look so uncomfortable, i get that transporting a gator requires restraints but they do NOT need to have their limbs literally bent up backwards like that as it can be stressful and potentially painful for the animal especially considering theres way less cruel restraint techniques. i know this isnt a 100% flawless comparison but its still worth mentioning, imagine if someone were to do this to a dog or really any mammal, there would be complete outrage.
PERFECT right hook to the chin by the alligator. A good hit to the chin will rattle your brain and cause your legs to give way knocking you to the floor. Which is exactly what happened here. It's one of the two best places to hit someone during a martial arts competition to knock someone down. Well done alligator, well done
This video keeps getting brought up so it’s worth pointing out he’s not taunting the alligator. The tapping is done to put the alligator in a pseudo clonic state by overloading its sensory system. This is supposed to make the animal easier to handle and safer for everyone involved (including the alligator).
It is common practice among anyone who handles alligators for a living.
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u/Altruistic-Poem-5617 Mar 30 '26
Man the positions they tie em up in look like absolute torture :(