Drone captures moment alligator attacks swimmer in Florida lake

Maulface thread.

I wish I hadn’t watched that.

Glad I saw r2's post - I was just about to click the link.

Now I won't.

It really wasn't that bad, R3.

Nothing graphic at all.

It just shows a very far away shot of the gator swimming towards the man, in some muddy water. No blood or anything.

And then it shows him on a video call, with his head in stitches, and an obviously caved in skull, due to the gator jaws biting his head.

I don’t know how he can be alert and talking with his head caved in like that..

stay the fuck outta the lakes, keep your dog away from the edge of the lake.

[quote] stay the fuck outta FLORIDA, keep your dog away from the edge of FLORIDA

Fixed it for you.

It's crazy to me that someone would swim in an area where there is even a 1% chance of encountering an alligator.

Why would anyone swim in a fresh waterway in Florida?

R9 Sounds like a gator attack waiting to happen!

Are all of Florida's lakes filled with gators?

[quote]I wish I hadn’t watched that.

I read OP's thread title and knew that I could make my day happier by not watching it.

Thank you for this BREAKING NEWS FROM 2 FUCKING YEARS AGO. And yes we had a thread, TWO FUCKING YEARS AGO.

I believe they are, r11.

I was always told that alligators aren't as aggressive and prone to attacking humans as crocodiles. I guess that's false.

So do people swim in any lakes in Florida?

I don't know if it's true for all crocodile species, but I know the saltwater crocodiles in Australia and the Nile crocodiles in Africa see humans as prey and will actively stalk them, r15.

The alligators in the US are more wary of people and will often hide from them. Of course they will still attack if you're in their habitat and you look like an easy meal. I'm guessing the guy in the drone video has lived in the South for a long time and felt invincible.

You can't even see anything clearly in the drone video

I'll take our bears, cougars, and rattlesnakes out west. Gators seem rather terrifying. There's probably a good reason why they're one of the few prehistoric creatures who still roam the earth.

R13 Thanks for pointing that out. We have quite enough fresh hells to deal with.

r13 You are unwell.

It says the alligator chomped on his head. I'm guessing his head didn't look like that before

Doesn't Florida now have Burmese pythons? That must add a whole new element into the mix.

I've got news for you, too, R21.