what I do is awesome but wrestling and
trapping alligators it definitely has
its risks so I was actually on a date
last week halfway through the date and
Paul calls me about an alligator so
obviously I have to go get it but it was
a blessing in disguise because the guy
didn't want to come with me so there
will not be a second date my name is
Gabby I'm 22 years old I'm a volunteer
at Everglades holiday park and I also
catch alligators for Gator boys
alligator rescue I've only been doing
this for four months I have been very
fortunate and I have not had any mishaps
I still have all ten of my fingers and I
plan on keeping all of them
hey piggyback ride since I was like 15
I've always loved reptiles I mean
obviously we don't have alligators in
New York so when I moved here I just I
fell in love with them when I first told
my parents that I was wrestling
alligators they weren't too excited but
they support me and everything I do my
name is Paul Bedard I'm the bass of the
owner or Gator boys alligator rescue the
big difference of the gabbie it's just
her passion and you can see that from
day one so it kind of gives them these
anthropomorphic qualities like I do you
make him seem like they're human and
they're your buddies and they're not
they don't like us they tolerate us but
she understands that and she loves them
nonetheless i swampy this is the love of
my life there's this swamp thing what
are you guys getting married I know it's
up to him yeah never angel I love what
are you going hey don't leave me a lot
of people will just assume I'm crazy and
you know tell me that I'm insane you
know obviously if you see a person
kissing an alligator but they don't
understand that the alligators that I
work with are typically really sweet and
I'm able to get away with that well when
you're first learning to wrestle
alligators the slow process and you
worked with a taped Gator and then from
there you know the tape slowly comes off
and you start doing it more and more
now keep in mind I'm alone now on her
back and I need to come up with a way to
fold the jaw shut
bring up both of my hands I'll be
holding the jaw shut by using your chin
and your chest they get a row couple of
rows tiny nuts and you have your cell
because hide alligator I like working
with predators and showing like the
nicer side of them snakes have always
really been my thing and a lot of people
are afraid of snakes
so I feel like if they see a girl with a
snake they're more like open to changing
their mind and maybe not thinking
they're so dangerous it's a scene with
alligators
okay the last year is called the face
off and that's a good if it goes
horribly horribly wrong yeah your thumbs
up but what I'm going to do I'm going to
open up her mouth and place my chin on
the top of her jaw you know if anything
falls inside the mouth a drop of sweat
Sam has a reaction that Jones will
immediately slam shut so really was nice
and carefully
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whenever you're working with an animal
there are risks obviously but when
you're working with a large predator
like this you can lose your hand you can
lose fingers it can rip your arm off
they're no joke all right thank you Matt
you are free to go but add you guys and
seeing no hurt feelings no animosity I
treated her with respect she did the
same so that does include the show guys
thank you so much for coming today have
a great day
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so when we go and trap alligators there
nuisance alligators so a nuisance
alligator is any alligator that has
deemed to be a threat to people pets or
livestock so sometimes they're in
swimming pools the golf course a lot of
the time people just don't want them in
the backyard because they're afraid of
them okay so the state just issued out a
permit to us for two alligators
apparently she's seen them in the area
the last week but I think she spotted
them today I thought I did but I don't
see him anymore I just look over there
all right so the alligator is responding
to the call box right now he's actually
coming closer so if he gets close enough
but I will be able to hopefully cast on
him so we've been here for about 20
minutes now the Gator still hasn't
popped up so now looking great but who
knows anything can happen hopefully
he'll pop up but they could hold their
breath 4 to 6 hours so he may be down
for the day most trappers will catch the
alligator and kill it and sell it for
eating hi Paul and I are two of the very
few trappers in the entire state that
don't kill the alligator in the future I
definitely plan on working with animals
my entire life I'm going to always be
surrounded by animals I see myself
trapping in the future for sure rescuing
alligators and
I'm planning on keeping all ten of my
fingers hopefully that happens
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