the years Hollywood movies have shown
humans at war with alligators and their
crocodilian cousins either they're
attacking us or we're attacking them
your luggage alligators don't often
attack humans but it does happen and if
one attacks you what should you do
perhaps more importantly what shouldn't
you do american alligators have been
around for over 150 million years since
the age of the dinosaurs but alligators
stuck around there are nearly 5 million
alligators in the United States they
live throughout the southeast from Texas
to North Carolina
but most of them are concentrated here
in Florida in fact the Sunshine State is
home to around 1.3 million alligators
and that's where the majority of
alligator attacks take place the first
fatal alligator attack recorded in the
United States occurred in 1973 in your
Sarasota since then 23 more deaths have
been reported you're more likely to be
attacked by a dog or even killed by a
cow did have an encounter a negative
korban maxi is a biologist wildlife
expert and owner of two alligators
alligators they can be dangerous but
just like with wildlife if you leave
them alone they will more than likely
want to leave you alone
sure alligators can be vicious
technically they're apex predators I'll
be at very patient ones they're ambush
predators usually all you'll see if
you're really even lucky to see because
they're so good at camouflage are the
little eyes above the water it would be
eating mammals like raccoons water birds
turtles a deer on occasion and they
literally will sneak up to their prey
and then whack the prey
even though usually what gets it but
they aren't incredibly fast alligators
are usually pretty chill as long as you
respect their space
there are rare instances of course where
females might be guarding a nest and if
you're in Florida or you're in an area
where alligators are found and you come
across the nest with a female she is
going to be angry and she will come
after you if an alligator charges after
you the first step you should take is to
run alligators are quick and can run up
to a speed of 11 miles per hour but they
can't sustain that very long but what if
it's too late and that Gator sinks its
teeth into you fight back fight back you
want to give it your all because that
will more than likely allow the
alligator to release you don't try to
pry open the jaws you're dealing with a
bite force of 3,000 pounds some experts
say that while fighting back you should
smack the Gators sensitive snout and
also try to gouge the Gators eyes I feel
like that's easier said than done when
you have something sudden happen to you
it's gonna be very hard to be like oh
wait where are the eyes you know so I
think the best thing to do would be to
fight back put up a fight definitely
don't play dead if you play dead
you might become dead so in review if
you're attacked by an alligator run away
if it's too late fight back
don't try to pry open its jaws attack
the sensitive snout and gouge the eyes
and definitely do not play dead but
perhaps most important stay out of their
territory when alligators do attack
humans for bite them it's mainly by
mistake and then usually don't let go
cause low realize this isn't a deer this
isn't a raccoon this is a foreign object
this is not something that I would want
to eat lucky us rolling and
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