CAUGHT ON VIDEO-Diver surrounded by WILD 15 foot crocodile & 13 foot alligator!

Our most EPIC video yet! Chris come across a massive crocodile and alligator while diving.

[@joogsquad]

This is insane! Awesome video

[@DineroSucio754]

This shit giving me goosebumps 😨

[@ryanhillier107]

Jooogsquad what up

[@xxjayxx517]

Joogsquad!

[@rslwannabe9475]

Is this a good full bod y 5 minute dynamic workout before weightlifting? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5aYY2t8ZdWMhsk

[@braderzz_mma]

Yo dude how you doing broski

[@beansncornbred2576]

I dunno how this guy is able to swim with those Giant balls weighing him down.

[@rqinz.4422]

@@jimmystaddon4252 he legit shows himself holding the camera multiple times bro 😐

[@namelessking111]

@@jimmystaddon4252 How to be dumb in the comments 101

[@_Kere_]

KZbin comment of the year for 2021. Damn shame they don't hand out a 🏆 for that category because it would be yours hands down 😂🤣

[@warlockeL]

I'm from Florida and we're not even this ballsy. But we do keep them as pets. However it's nuts to just jump in with the wild ones.

[@delishme2]

😂😂😂

[@ryanhuffman7410]

This dude is insane. I've always heard the water is the last place you want to meet an alligator or crocodile.

[@N0skGaming]

And what youve heard is true

[@jasonamigo023]

This is incredible. The only two species of crocodile and alligator that overlap territories like this, and you got to see two impressive sized specimens just chilling together!

[@beningram-eiser6121]

well there's only one other species of gator and there basically extinct in the wild thanks to china

[@friedchicken894]

I like how he said no one has been killed by an alligator in Florida that’s big bs

[@Smokedizzle13]

@@friedchicken894 He said Crocodile...

[@zaneshapiro6593]

@@friedchicken894 A crocodile not an alligator, how about listen for once lmao

[@eggnugget575]

@@beningram-eiser6121 caimans are technically alligators since they fall under their branch

[@daniell1483]

That first close-up on the alligator's snout was incredible. It got my heart racing. Some part of my mind was telling me fight or flight, I've never felt that before from a KZbin video. I'm so surprised how relaxed and almost docile the crocodile and alligator were with you. Gave me goosebumps!

[@camping11]

Lol

[@desiredgrim0056]

He just ate

[@d2nasty696]

Maybe cus your last name is an animal 🤔🐑

[@JCDogpain]

My bad.. he is indeed up close.. this diver must be out of his mind..

[@please.665]

@@camping11 they must not have been hungry.

[@user-sf3hj5vj3g]

He's from Florida, should be stated for everyone wondering if this is normal human behaviour.

[@caffey500]

😂

[@wickandde]

Lol yep this kinda thing definitely takes Florida man guts 😅 the rest of us mere mortals would not be able to do it!

[@awishforpeaceinthevoid9653]

florida...the australia of america. (:

[@savagetr1539]

@@awishforpeaceinthevoid9653🎯 the accuracy!😂

[@namelessking111]

Well i mean, that's his channel name tho

[@racci.]

Just found your channel today and have been bingeing your videos. Awesome footage and content. Born and bred South Floridian here- thank you for all you do to help our gators! ✌️🐊💕

[@FloridasWildest]

Thank you!

[@jessehutchings]

Eerie how quiet and peaceful it is down there even while crocodiles could be silently creeping up on you from any direction

[@Skarloc10]

As a large crocodilian I appreciate your content!

[@MrSum1elsenotme]

As a third-generation Floridian, I appreciate your videography and narration. The largest alligator I have the pleasure of being around was only about10 feet long. I live in the Nature Coast area now and we have several alligators that venture out to the Gulf, one that is fond of following my wife and I while we wade fish. They are amazing creatures and deserve respect, as you mentioned.

[@gutspraygore]

Amazing. You pretty much experienced a primordial time capsule that would have probably looked exactly the same 50 million years ago.

[@duramax78]

Very neat perspective you gave this video, thank you.

[@duramax78]

Except for the coke can…..lol

[@christopherkohl6511]

At twice the scale

[@Joe-Slow]

They're made so perfect they seemingly haven't evolved much from what o can tell

[@youre.right.]

Tell that to crabs 🦀

[@dannystark7668]

Love how you got so close to alligator but was bit cautious around the croc

[@EDOGGH]

Most intriguing footage of gators/Crocs I have ever seen. Normally voids of them are from the pov from bank or boat so only see top of the animal. In the water with crov and gator with this pov had me in awe. So beautiful. Amazing !

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Awesome footage. Great job! As a nearly lifelong central Floridian & avid fisherman/outdoorsman since 1969, I also have a lot of personal experience with alligators. One thing I would like to point out when attempting to educate people about the differences between the American Alligator & American Crocodile, that I believe is a great help for differentiating the two species, is that a gator's snout looks much like a duck's bill. And if I'm not mistaken, wildlife biologists actually call it a bill. I think the gator's "bill" would really stand out in the mind's of people trying to learn the differences in appearance.

[@MarcA75]

That's how i learned to differentiate them. If the snout looks roundish it's a alligator.

[@123antknee]

Im sorry... im a Floridian too... I do not think its important AT ALL to know the difference in 2 Absolute Killing Machines!!! I did not pass my Boy Scouts 2nd Class badge to become a 1st Class Boyscout bcz to get my Swimming Merit Badge, the test was to drop me in the middle of a pond and swim back to land. The water was murky and you could not see the bottom. THAT WAS A HARD N FOR ME!!! Keep the Swimming Merit Badge, i am ok with being alive with all my limbs as a 2nd Class boyscout.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@123antknee Hey, that's YOUR opinion. If you don't want TO LEARN how to easily & simply spot the stark differences between a gator and a croc, will, that's fine. But I still don't understand why you feel the need to push your paranoid outlook on me, when all I did was list THE BEST WAY to easily & quickly spot the difference between these 2 giant lizards. Did I ever say "Jump in the water, dive down to get a much closer look at each, to see this difference"??? NO, I did not. Lastly, I DO have a healthy respect for these animals, I DO keep my distance from larger gators ( we don't even have crocs up here in central Florida, they are only found in south Florida )..........but that doesn't mean I'm going to freak out every time I see a huge gator in an area that I'm fishing from inside my boat. And ya know why? BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT "THE CRAZED KILLING MACHINES" THAT YOU ARE PLAYING THEM UP TO BE. Common sense goes a long way man.

[@maverickmo8976]

@@123antknee interesting story. That's crazy they'd expect that of you. Seriously.

[@maverickmo8976]

@@howabouthetruth2157 So do you think they'd attack you if you were in a boat and fell in? Honestly. I'm just curious. Or what if you just went swimming in the water? That might sound like a dumb question. I use to live in S. Florida and miss the heck out of it. So beautiful there.

[@BentleyJax-River]

Chris, that was just amazing. What a beautiful encounter you had.

[@hyperinsomniaparacondrioid]

It's amazing that you were able to capture footage an alligator and crocodile just chilling in the bottom of murky water so close to each other...

[@themattman1173]

That was amazingly awesome. I live here in Florida all my life and I just love going out and seeing them in the wild the alligators and crocodiles. I just like to sit and watch them sit on the banks or see them the water. It's really something to see em in person especially when they're big. It blows my mind every time I see them. I love them so.

[@Sandra-A]

What a video!!!!! Thank you for sharing that awesome experience. The photos are just breathtaking. The only point I got anxiety was when you went into the pipe ...eh...no way! Thanks again and keep up the great work. A kiss for Casper x

[@greenmanalishi6963]

You’re a legend. Floridas so lucky too have you. I loved the 16 ft python catch aswell

[@teegees]

Croc: You get him Gator: Nah, go ahead Croc: I insist Gator: No I insist Croc: He’s getting away Gator: He’ll be back...

[@cheepymcpeepy]

Am I the only one mortified?! 😩 he got so close and he's in their terf, man! I was scared for you! Absolutely wild footage. I'm curious about your safety protocol.

[@ChristelVinot]

I'm mortified at the false information he gives.... zero croc deaths in the US, and non aggressive? This is all false information.

[@paddlefar9175]

@@ChristelVinot He said no Human deaths from the American Crocodile in Florida, but he still said they are treated as dangerous.

[@ChristelVinot]

@@paddlefar9175 But there have been human deaths. 20 deaths alone just between the years 2008 and 2013...

[@gdphantom1605]

@@ChristelVinot That figure is for its entire range, throughout Latin America. People do some really dumb stuff down there, like feeding them from docks and riverbanks.

[@teledude1owns]

Big difference from a provoked attack and unprovoked. Now swimming right next to a croc.. that could be considered as provoked.

[@judydelano4152]

Awesome Chris!! You got the dive of a lifetime. Alligator and Croc in the same video

[@rachelkahan3958]

You are absolutely incredible, experienced, professional and amazing!

[@greenie62]

For this guys comfort, I was expecting 'whole life' as the time he's been doing this. 10 yrs, he's a rather ambitious learner.

[@stagename1031]

I’m surprised only you and me commented on this! A decade (10 yrs) is NOT a long time at all to be studying and learning how to move around these apex predators. You have to consider that the first few years he wasn’t swimming with them. It was probably more of learning about them on his terms. I just think this was really really stupid. Especially with no oxygen. But, then again, some people don’t mind having around 60 large teeth that produce over 4,000 lbs of pressure per square inch, tear into their flesh while 1,000 lbs of apex animal brutally rips and rolls their body under water, tearing off limbs. Hopefully, for their sake they drown rather quickly after the first deathrolll… But, HEY!! At least they were doing what they loved 🥰

[@jcadult101]

Completely insane! Thank you for bringing it to us!!

[@md6173]

Phenomenal video! I held my breath watching it. It was exciting, scary and amazing. Loved it. Glad you are safe!

[@sonofaput]

"They are not like people; they don't kill each other just for looking different." Sad, and even sadder that this will never change for us human beings.

[@cholst1]

It's arguably more common for humans to get along than kill eachother though. And it is usually governments or leaders of some kind (religious etc) who foster that hatred. People all over the world are for the most part good people.

[@usafman8864]

@@cholst1 Racism is pushed at every level the government just has resources to act on it.

[@kevin6385]

I rarely comment on anything but this is monumental. Getting incredible footage of the different species. Well done!

[@rachelb1080]

You just make my week with this footage. They're so breathtakingly beautiful!

[@brandonhamilton833]

This video has me sold. What a channel. Excited to follow and check your work out!

[@robertgoodwinr6523]

Impressive and you got balls of steel...but your pushing your luck.

[@shlksye]

He knows what he's doing tough..

[@hyena805]

I am so shocked this video doesn't have 3m+ views this footage is 10/10 5 star quality!!! better than anything on TV relating to alligators. just wow!!

[@erikavaccari]

Amazing experience, I am out of words! Your knowledge on gators and crocodiles is huge, I wish one day to come and see Casper🐊 best wishes from Italy 🇮🇹

[@aminaali9705]

This is incredible. This footage you captured is honestly one of the most amazing videos I’ve ever seen. Why are they not attacking you? It’s blowing my mind

[@Dqriashua]

They probably are resting from meal time.

[@andrewut7ya511]

Honestly its just luck that hes not being attacked. Hes a professional and can read their behavior better than most but even with the warning signs of an aggresive animal like that in the water there is no chance of escape. Also the element of random encounters such as bumping in to a hidden croc or gator adds more dangerous luck. It just happens to be at the time of filming that those animanls werent hungry or feeling aggressive, which i am happy to see.

[@henrymillsiii4961]

What part of Florida is this ? Must be South Florida near the glades where there are Alligators and crocodiles?

[@christinawelsh3417]

I was on the edge of my seat! Wow Chris! What an experience!!!!

[@Codebryo]

My heart started pounding like crazy by just watching it on a screen... not even fullscreen.

[@angelalejzerowicz9670]

I’m in complete awe😀😀 what an incredible moment for you Chris!

[@da-enemy-AC-130-above]

I love how the alligator and the crocodile are chilling on the ground

[@pattycakesurbina5283]

You’re crazy going in that water! How are you not terrified?

[@Constitutional_MAsshole]

so amazing. to think these things basically lived with dinosaurs and endless other life forms to come before humans and still very similar to millenia ago since they are perfectly designed for how they survive and thrive!!! hope i can do something like this some day

[@genabargay4391]

They are dinosaurs!

[@leeonardodienfield402]

@@genabargay4391 nah they're crocodilians, but lived at the same time. the only existing dinosaurs are avian now. still, very similar predators and haven't changed much if at all since then

[@nicksavage4763]

Wish You had Filmed the Scene Above The water to Show what the Whole Setting Looks like. Like the Old Swimming hole where Everyone is up top having a great time But Down on the Bottom someone Is Sleeping in the Murk. Whole setting so people can know What kind of areas to watch out for.🐊

[@tylerlarson1572]

I've never found interest in crocs or allis.... now I do. Great Video! Very informative and speaks a lot about what they really go through.

[@jadenpenn6217]

Hello! Can you please do a video on what to do when you see an alligator/crocodile/sharks coming towards you in the water? I work for a hull cleaning company in south Florida and we have to look out for gators/crocs/sharks all the time. Thank you!

[@xFSN_Reaper]

Carry a hand grenade man, jokes aside leave that job immediately. Such biological hazard are hard to contained. Bring a spear gun if u must or a flare.

[@HasteAdventures]

This Dude: There has never been an attack from crocodiles here in our place. Crocodile:

[@elliottness4092]

Whaaaat!!! Bro this is crazy!!!! Legend my guy pure legend!!

[@kelliwarren306]

Wow! So incredible & so happy you saw them both. Pics at the end are gorgeous! So compared to Seven, how big were they? Oh and it looks like the crocodile has less osteoderms, is that normal or it just looks different?

[@AjfromWickcity]

I’ve been looking for a video of a crocodile & alligator co-existing for a while now thank you for this beautiful calming content

[@gamersquashyt]

Ha

[@gamersquashyt]

Haha

[@gamersquashyt]

Haaa

[@gamersquashyt]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[@pumpkinchow]

So amazing definitely love crocs and alligators but idk if I could swim with them but more power to you 🙌

[@persephone2706]

Yup. If anyone had any doubts, this confirms it... He's a bona fide Florida Man. 🐊

[@camillanonbinarylegend]

I absolutely Love your excitement for these kinds of things I have the absolute same feeling!!! Youre the luckiest guy in the world :D

[@kimmiekardesh8514]

THis is very educational for fishing. Thank you for showing us the underwater activities.

[@byronbyron2330]

This is the most beautiful video on crocodiles I’ve seen so far

[@BBAngel7kids]

Dude you are insane! Even with 10 years of experience I wouldn't even think about getting into the same water with a crocodile and an alligator..oh hell no! I don't even swim in water where there are fish let alone crocodiles or alligators! I'll stick to swimming in a pool thank you. You can have all the dangerous fun you want ...I'm good! Lol 😏😊 🏊🏼‍♀️🐊🐊

[@namelessking111]

@@scientistjam 10 years of experience avoiding water lmao

[@chriscolbert2188]

@@namelessking111 avoiding fucking crocodiles lol. This is really cool but really dumb, to each their own. Man is lucky.

[@locifer696]

The pool sucks anyways, like swimming in a public bathroom. Pass.

[@BBAngel7kids]

@@locifer696 - Um dude I was talking about my own swimming pool not a public one...eewe! 😒🤮

[@ginocastro5107]

You and I bro! That's the only swimming I do. The ocean frightens me just as much!

[@Nabil_Khori]

This is deserved million views,awesome video !!!

[@loistallini3609]

Out of this world footage totally awesome encounter wow!!!both seemed like they were very chilled but hiding in the mud! !well done Chris !!!! Really scarey eyes so green and pearly white teeth!💯💟🌈 but very skilful work like something out of Jurassic park movie lol interesting to see the detailed differences of croc and gator 🐊🐊🐊 congrats guys

[@CCmagee3]

Well, I think this video teaches me all I need to know about swimming with gators. Gonna try it out this weekend.

[@guitarboy4000000]

I don't know how one can be so sure that an alligator won't attack. what if the alligator is hungry? how do you know?

[@OddOtter707]

My gods! When Steve Irwin died, you gained his Crocodile/Alligator whisperer skills!

[@kendrasowell2411]

This was awesome!!! BREATHTAKING!!!😁Two magnificent Apex predators just chillin 😎. I have heard Chris say Shark diving can be rather calming, or relaxing, and I have actually felt strangely relaxed while watching some of y’all’s Shark diving videos, and I was wondering if it’s the same swimming with wild Alligators, and Crocodiles? Thanks so much for sharing this amazing experience 😁

[@ginocastro5107]

Swimming with sharks and gators relaxing?? You've got to be kidding and delirious!! Right?? Which one is it?

[@sherwin4ever]

That's very extraordinary it's like swimming with dinosaurs!! 😯😯😯 Thanks for the amazing video.

[@dcc2444]

Living in Tampa I kayak on the Hillsborough river which is full of massive gators, but I ain't never getting in that water!!!

[@juicinaround4268]

“He’s hiding for prey” as he swims in his face

[@jimyounger9490]

Just amazing for a guy like you to have an experience like this. Only place in the world.

[@Kimlur]

I read that alligators and crocs cant interbreed, but what about different croc species. Anyone ever heard of crossbreeding niles and saltys for example?

[@Dynotop1a]

Chris works with a Cuban and I think it’s a Nile(?) hybrid crocodile. So, It’s possible.

[@jasonwiggins6137]

Yes. Utan is an 18ft. Crocodile in Myrtle Beach SC and is a cross breed of a Salt Water and Siamese.

[@loveisall5520]

I've not heard anyone mention snook since the British comedies of WW II! Great video, and thanks, Chris.

[@AY-vi2ld]

Amazing footage. I don't understand why American crocodiles don't behave like Saltwater crocodiles. You'd be dancing with death if it was a saltie, they see you as food, no misunderstandings. Crocodiles live in both freshwater and saltwater. The big boys dominate freshwater rivers, and the exiles go to sea looking for new territory.

[@johnsaia9739]

American crocodiles evolved to feed mostly on fish, crabs, turtles and smaller mammals, Nile Crocs and Salties evolved to predate on larger animals.

[@Gindensetsu]

It must be because you're the camera man that you're still alive.

[@DarkROSkull013]

Man. These large aquatic reptiles are really scary. Amazing yes, but definitely scary as well.

[@markg999]

Pretty awesome that shot of the Crocodile diving at the end.

[@AccioPadfoot12]

Wow - amazing footage; thank you for taking time away from your experience to video it for us. I"ve always thought I liked crocs better than gators, but lately your work with Big Mac, Bella, and Dino have got me really preferring the gators. El Chompo is gorgeous. I know you wanted to reach out and touch that croc's tail as he swam in front of you!

[@user255]

Thanks for providing good information without click baits and all the "danger hype" BS!

[@WelcomeToTheBackLogs]

This is literally all of my worst fears documented into one video. The absolute gall of this man is incredible and admirable. I would most certainly rather swim with great whites in a huge dark open body of water over this and the pipe bit sent my anxiety through the roof.

[@alexautry3676]

Idk dark open water with a great white sounds equally terrifying haha.

[@ginocastro5107]

Just as deadly! How about choosing neither!

[@Allyourbase1990]

I think Floridians are passing Australians in terms of craziness 😂😂😂

[@travisyayes6343]

Aww El Chompo is so cute with his overbite. He's a dork gator 😄

[@shamrockinit8747]

Excellent! Just excellent! Your excitement is so fun!,

[@Macka.]

Holy snappin Duckshit !!! that was awesome ... thanks Chris ... would you try with an Aussie estuarine croc? just wondering ... cause they are very nasty ... i dont live near croc infested waters anymore ... but just a question cause Id not go near the water LOL specially since Salty's have attacked people off beaches in tents before too they are pretty ruthless ... and yes i saw you swimming with Niles

[@bige3244]

Bro my chest was so tight, I felt sick watching this! You got fkn balls !!! Got my subscription

[@Vain-Voyager]

Wow! What a footage. Just wanna know if that wider design of the jaws from an alligator exerts higher bite forces, compared with a crocodile's? I know the saltwater croc has the largest extant bite force, but may be for its huge size. How about force per kg?

[@Dynotop1a]

Bite force in crocodilians is usually proportionate to body size and largely independent of snout shape. Instead, snout shape will determine how well a species can handle those pressures, therefore having implications for behavior (can also affect things like side to side/up down movement when attempting to bite or locate food and sense surroundings). The Alligator and American croc will have similar bite forces at the same size, but the alligator’s blunter snout and teeth will resist the stresses from biting that hard better. That makes it somewhat safer for it eat stronger/harder prey and less likely to suffer major structural injuries during combat with other alligators.

[@paddlefar9175]

@@Dynotop1a I thought it was the Alligator that had the more pointed snout and the Crocodile that had the blunter wider snout.

[@solh8844]

“Never ever enter the water where alligators and crocodiles are present” 😂 you don’t have to tell me twice!!! Or once! 😂😂😂 awesome footage! Stay safe out there!

[@paulafernandes6875]

Such a professional looking video too the colors of everything were just beautiful you definitely captured the beauty and serenity of these Jurassic looking beasts just AWESOME

[@footytube9500]

why would anyone go looking for an apex predator like that?

[@Cdqn]

Humans are the apex predator dumby

[@pulsarecho1952]

0:19 This man is insane! Great footage; but the murky water makes it unsettling to watch.

[@josephpatrow]

This doesn't seem like a wise idea.

[@aecawwna5497]

That's crazy, and so are you. Love it

[@nestorzen]

“Never ever enter water where alligators or crocodiles are present” says this while swimming looking for a croc

[@Zetler]

Why doesn’t he attack when the camera get that close 😳

[@boogoodie]

I was frightened for you. I am fascinated with these and many more amazing creatures, but I wouldn’t swim with them. You are very brave.

[@nikkirichards4952]

That was so cool! 🐊 if only ppl could live together like so many animals do without any issues.

[@SouLo_47]

their encounters must be comical Crocodile: See ya later alligator. Alligator: after a while crocodile.

[@stevenniklaus5810]

The algae, visible growing on the croc in the final minute of the clip, make it look so incredibly prehistoric! Amazing footage! Congrats!

[@e21big]

"Hey, hey Croc!" "What Gator?" "You think that hooman crazy?" "Do you even have to ask?"

[@ravelingmadness5123]

Awesome man. This is so refreshing great work.

[@tretrogamer1223]

Thank you for the education. I'm overcoming my fear of alligators and crocodiles. I'm not saying ill go swimming with them but at least I wont poop my pants just by seeing them.

[@stevenwaldman89]

Great video Chris !

[@Moonshinetherain]

Omg obsessed with your videos!

[@kimjessup592]

It is sad how much you have to remind people not to do this on their own. Like just appreciate the content lol. Awesome video! It is officially on my bucket list to train a crocodile (Aries and MrsToothy are my fav videos) :)

[@MadhouseGaming]

Amazing, I absolutely love these animals, and like sharks they are truly misunderstood, as can clearly been seen from this one video alone, in the wild, a human swimming around them, not a single bit of aggressive behaviour from either massive animal, which is clear to see could kill a fully grown human in seconds, but as it is clear from this video, they do not intentionally attack humans just for the sake of it, yes they are dangerous, deadly even, so are domesticated animals like, cows, dogs, even the most loved family pet, when pushed, or threatened will defend itself, these animals are best left alone, not fed, or attacked by humans, the best thing for nature is for us to leave them alone, let them get on with their lives, and do what comes natural to them, without us interfering, unless they become a nuisance gator, and then people like Florida's Wildest can step in and rescue them, by either moving them to a more secure location, or buy putting them into the place where Chris looks after his other alligator's etc.

[@manoragas]

10:35 The way he swims with this crocodile feels surreal.. He looks like a dinosaur from a movie, just casually swimming with a human lol. Unreal.

[@eddiespagetti8395]

Awesome. I allways wanted to swim with great whites and Crocs. Beautiful.

[@lalab4328]

What would you do if one attacked you? Or would you be able to tell if the attitude changed?