Man Just About Survives An Alligator Attack | Real Wild

[@msrose5975]

It's crazy how in all the stories the person was aware of what might be in the water and they got in it anyways

[@lifeislife489]

No way I would get into waters I know have gators, but for whatever reason I would get into the water I know have sharks.

[@Pedro-k1i9s]

@@lifeislife489 Sharks are a gamble. Crocs are a for sure death

[@harperwebster5913]

Golfers are a rare breed but I never thought of them as suicidal until seeing this ball chaser.

[@Thejoshrandall]

Get in anyways, an then....."I couldn't believe what was happening".....😵‍💫

[@catman3953]

I was in Florida a few years ago, around Tampa. Friends told me to avoid the water. I ended up not taking a shower the whole time I was there, and I've lived to tell about it;-)

[@tiffanybridges2656]

😂😂😂

[@startrekfangirl]

Proud of yourself for that one huh?

[@Kraftydesignsbyopie]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nickiiyoungblood473]

Very funny.

[@AmyBaby954...]

LOL Orlando has nothing on us. I live in the everglades these gators are more scared of us then anything. Its the ones that people start feeding that get to close to people & results dont end up to well. But we are definitely infested!!

[@rebekahsmith326]

So you're telling me I can get eight whole cents to retrieve one golf ball in an alligator pond? I'm sold!

[@carolv8450]

🤣🤣🤣

[@reyinfinity]

🖐 not often I find another rebekah

[@lowchiayee]

I rather have another job

[@catman3953]

I would invest a few hundred bucks in a team of otters and train'em to do the work. For every golf ball retrieved, they get a sardine. Win-win situation--except for the one or two that get eaten:-(

[@tiffanyjohnson1676]

I said that he gets 12,000 balls per day times eight cents, I think he’s doing all right

[@ashleychandler5011]

A wealthy man held a pool party at his house. Upon arrival guest were amazed to see a shark & an alligator soaking in the pool. Curious to why they occupied the pool someone ask what's with the gator & shark. The wealthy man said today is one of yalls lucky day. He then said really loud the first person who swims from one end of the pool to the other end without getting eat alive I will give or buy that person with anything in the world that they've always wanted. Well he barely had wanted out of his mouth when everyone heard a big splash & turned to look & there was this guy swimming for his life I mean he was flying through the water. Shocked & surprised once he leaped from the pool after clearing it from one end to the other the wealthy man said unbelievable what can I get for you. Out of breath & trying to shake the water out of his ears the brave man said " the name of the mfer that pushed me

[@lovecamping5319]

Now that's funny 😂

[@PennyBluebottle]

Hilarious 😂

[@luiscastrejon451]

Is he still alive?

[@MrSmittythekid]

I remember that joke when I was a kid but it was piranhas, snakes and alligators

[@JamesHeinrich-vk7vz]

If I actually made it across, I wouldn't give TWO SH*TS about the guy who pushed me. He changed my life. You should see the tail I'm getting with this Ferrari.

[@heartlesswoman1904]

This is like spiders , ants and mice talking about their experiences of coming into human households.

[@lolaaa5646]

😂

[@pressplay1703]

@Jasta Two i don't think the crocs need to discuss with humans who has property rights in those waters. As a human being myself, I'd be happy to let the crocs have their rights.

[@charlottehanna790]

L.M.A.O.

[@charlottehanna790]

@@pressplay1703 it's a gator. Not a croc.

[@zombiesixx6226]

Breaking and entering!

[@TimeForDunston]

I just don't get why people insist on putting themselves at risk.

[@BarkingShark]

Money. Stupidity. "Well, animal attacks are rare. No way it will happen to me!"

[@AnnaHerrick]

Well this diver was doing a job! He wasn’t putting himself at risk! He was clearly attacked!

[@kennethbradford7045]

@@AnnaHerrick doing a job that put him at risk...I would much rather operate a forklift or work a register or something..

[@mizzouranger134]

Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@raquel8493]

FL alligators are pests.

[@Raven-kv9mb]

I grew up and lived on a lake for 65 years. I showed alligators A LOT of respect!! I was veryl lucky to survive my Florida decades.

[@Haterzarefans]

My respect would be to not live anywhere near them.

[@susanbumblebee6086]

This guy is straight up nuts! He checks the water to see if there's gators, like he can see through muddy water. Not too smart.

[@mizzouranger134]

By your logic you are nuts as well. Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@Haterzarefans]

@@mizzouranger134 I am just waiting for your crazy self...to end up in one of these documentaries....lmao

[@shadows4419]

This is the first time I have seen people dive into alligator infested water to retrieve golf balls ! Are those balls more precious than your life ? I wouldn’t jump in to retrieve a bag containing a million dollars . Life is everything and if you lose that you lose everything. Some people need to get their priorities sorted out.

[@sk8ergrrl1]

Yes, it’s incredibly risky, but think of the environmental impact of leaving however many plastic golf balls in the lake. The alligators and other creatures could try and eat them and end up dying. And what if the golf balls just kept building up because no one is diving to collect the balls, would they then end up with a pit of old golf balls instead of a lake? Of course, one could argue on the other hand that they should stop playing golf near alligator infested lakes or round up the alligators and put them somewhere else.

[@mummybunny331]

12,000 Balls a day !!? Isn't that something like 2 balls a minute 4 10 hrs solid ??! Were they all in the lake ?? Just a hazard of the job, a hungry Alligator.

[@hellsbellez]

Paul Bedard catches rogue gators by hand ALL THE TIME. And releases into sanctuaries or removes to wilder land.

[@thetruepatriot7733]

Nah life isn't everything... anybody can exist... how you live your life is everything! I'm miserable, I wish I was dead most of the time.. I have very little in my life that means anything. I've given up on this life and look forward to the next, whatever that may be. So no life isn't everything.

[@mizzouranger134]

Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@rosdos100]

"it was so unexpected" the narrator just said no place in northern australia is safe from crocs lol

[@whitexchina]

8 cents per ball... & to risk your life, everday. No thanks!

[@RainyLodge.]

That's 21120 dolars per month tho

[@ShadowKiller571]

@@RainyLodge. not worth swimming with gators

[@rohan_gmuzic]

True, not even for a million dallors I'll swim with Gators

[@thetruepatriot7733]

I'm suicidal anyways so I really wouldn't mind.

[@mizzouranger134]

Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@-----REDACTED-----]

If golfers had to retrieve their own balls they probably wouldn’t miss so much...

[@regenabray]

What ever happened to death sticks

[@charlottehanna790]

Truth

[@zombiesixx6226]

Here I thought the only way to die in golf was boredom.

[@josephopenshaw1781]

A lot of less people playing golf

[@mrkipling2201]

The alligator was like, why are you stealing my golf balls??

[@judithcampbell1705]

I grew up in Miami Beach and when I was a little girl an alligator drifted into a canal right in front of my house. The coast guard came to pick it up and take it out of there.. what an experience!

[@laurafromny9283]

WHY would anyone be stupid enough to retrieve golf balls from alligator infested waters?!

[@josephgovernali4494]

HE WATCHED TOO MANY TARZAN FILMS LOL

[@CupidsBow1114]

That's what I'm saying!

[@morrisonreed1]

it seems more stupid to canoe with hippos WTF , but , gators rarely attack humans ,I've swam in water with gators, that said i kept an eye on them. IM not so sure ill do it again

[@lNappa]

It really dont make sense🤣

[@nekitapersaud4059]

You know wright I would quit that job

[@oshunsdivinity6277]

I was never risking my life for golf balls

[@deepharrow8520]

I'll get your golfballs baby

[@deepharrow8520]

@Kandi Rain lmao.. funny I used to watch this from my porch in fort Lauderdale florida

[@Andrea-iy4sw]

You like other type of balls

[@pedrocampos1787]

In?

[@zombiesixx6226]

What about these balls?

[@kevindouglas2093]

If u got his eye //wouldn’t you look for a one eye croc 🐊😂😂

[@zimbabweyouthoutdoors4613]

Was about to say that, if you think you got the wrong one just check it’s eye😂

[@kennethbradford7045]

Chubbs....you took his hand!!

[@zombiesixx6226]

Look that gator is wearing sunglasses..

[@beyedoc]

I've seen Paul's hippo account in more detail on another program. That man went through literal hell that you can't even imagine, and he mentioned how he pleased with the doctor that if he had to amputate all 4 of his limbs to survive, he couldn't live with that. That's how he was able to save one of his arms.

[@SavannahVu1985]

Omg that’s horrendous. The poor guy. Just wondering, if he begged to save at least one limb and they were able too, then maybe they could have tried harder to save another? Forgive my question if it seems silly, I haven’t gotten up to that part of the story yet in this video.

[@beyedoc]

@Savannah .P. Vu I think they did but he got an infection and had to have more of it amputated.

[@oriana7026]

OMG that hippo attack was horrendous, I had no idea they were so dangerous. So glad he made it and had such a brave colleague to rescue him. (Almost as scary as the hippo were the eyes of the woman talking about it!)

[@mizzouranger134]

They kill more people in Africa than every other animal combined. They are the MOST dangerous by a long shot. They are angry battering rams with 24 inch tusks that are literally bullet proof. If a hippo tusk is shot there isn’t a mark on it and sparks fly. That’s how hard they are it’s insane!

[@metalmamasue3680]

Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal. ~2,900 people every year are killed by hippos. There's nothing cute or friendly about them. Very ill tempered especially the dominant males or males in mating sesaon.

[@SkyyPiano]

Hippos apparently kill more animals than any other in Africa. They are the most dangerous animal in Africa

[@adrianrosado2223]

They actually kill more people every year in Africa than any other dangerous animal, including the highly toxic venomous snakes, and the crocodiles! Most dangerous wildlife in Africa!

[@alberttatlock5237]

The Actors playing The Hippos in this video should get an Oscar

[@danielaavina8830]

Que miedo

[@jailynnephew5717]

There not acting these are true stories!!!!!

[@sutherngirrl7590]

😂😂😂

[@sutherngirrl7590]

@@jailynnephew5717 🤦

[@jojozepofthejungle2655]

I love baby hippos........so cute

[@decutotal7742]

“We wanted to take in everything nature had to offer”, well my friends nature tried to take in everything you had to offer.

[@kimberlykilpatrick4352]

This comment tickled me

[@Haterzarefans]

😂😂😅😅

[@auralstudent2841]

Best comment ever !

[@sevenspit2541]

The saltwater 🐊 survivor is one very lucky man

[@pedrocampos1787]

You?

[@darrickmccabe4203]

A man stands a better chance against a Great White shark than a saltwater crocodile.

[@MrPickledede]

It's everyone's worst nightmare being eaten alive by a bloodthirsty IRS agent

[@janethagen3385]

It’s EXTREMELY rare for a kayaker to get attacked by a gator, but that’s exactly what happened in late Feb. 2021 to my friend. It lunged up from below the water as my friend sat 25 ft. off a mangrove island in a large river in SW Florida. No rhyme or reason. It bit her forearm and praise God she survived.

[@queengoddess8552]

Sorry 😞 about that

[@decutotal7742]

They are probably losing their natural fear of humans and getting bolder.

[@highheellove1]

Did she really think that calling out for Jeff would do any good. DO SOMETHING WOMAN!

[@aubreyaskew4885]

Rachel Young I'm sure he heard her clearly under water.

[@BeamieUpScot]

Lol, wat. he’d be croc dung if it weren’t for her-she searched him out, got him up into the boat, and had the presence of mind to gather the friends while her man was prepped for the plate🎖that sheila’s a hero!

[@yicub4347]

Why didn't she drive the boat ? Wtf

[@elektraerika01]

@@BeamieUpScot 0000

[@mizzouranger134]

Obviously she did. His head was in the mouth of a crocodile without oxygen and he survived. She took the boat right over and got him. You do realize this isn’t a documentary film on this attack right? This isn’t footage of the attack you fool!

[@doubleo2551]

The seconnd guy grew up in croc country but didnt know anything thier habitat range. " It was so unexpected" damn queenslanders

[@kingsoren2010]

Couldn't they have known if it was the right aligator by his damaged eye?

[@zombiesixx6226]

They should have looked for a gator wearing sunglasses or eye patch..

[@cassiehigginson6842]

They heal fast

[@cassiehigginson6842]

But I'm guessing they didn't look close enough

[@islandboy5173]

after he said he was picking up 12,000 golf balls a day I knew not everything that came out of his mouth was accurate.

[@theguariscos4874]

Imagine diving in a predators home without a dive knife on your chest, hip, and ankle.............

[@wackowahoo1]

"Angry Gator"? How about plain old Alligator?

[@gabe-po9yi]

Brandon Sorrells I had the same reaction. So, does that mean if one doesn’t attack him that it’s a ‘happy gator’?

[@dartanion0075]

Alligators are pussys compared to crocodile.

[@gstardrilla8090]

dartanion 007 😂 ennit

[@MrPickledede]

True its such bullshit

[@kennethbradford7045]

They're just really pissed off at the world because they got all them teeth....and no toothbrush.

[@mayssamoutawei6781]

Not even have a knife

[@jasonheberling7508]

i know thats what i am thinking the whole time , hmmm i am swiming , wait i dont belong in the water , the dangerous animals do, and i dont have any type of weapon , just like a comment said , it is the culling of idiots , i sleep with a knife in my pocket . diving in water i would have one knife on each leg . and some type of water proof AR15

[@jadentrez]

Imagine right in the middle of the story, some local hecklers pass by in the background shouting, "Don't believe him! He just got drunk on Old Tennesee whiskey and fell in the pond!"

[@lawrencekedz]

You can't be forced to use the brain you were given.

[@mizzouranger134]

You are clear evidence of that

[@lilovs9952]

@@mizzouranger134how?

[@jonmanuel8245]

He normally retrieves up to 12,000 balls in a SINGLE Day?!? Does anyone else think this is BS?

[@ArmednotTriggered]

I think you severely underestimate how bad we are at golfing here in Florida.

[@Jandro0223]

damn , thats 9600$ if he is actually getting that much balls

[@rochellekennedy4350]

I think he said 1200...

[@Jandro0223]

even if its 12,000 or 1,200 thats good money .

[@dorapete4536]

If no one else is stupid enough to get in there with the gators I can see how hes getting all the balls

[@ashleychandler5011]

The second victims story of attack believes the trapper caught the wrong gator, opposing that his attacker was a lot bigger... my question is how come they couldn't identify the rogue gator by the injury it had to have suffered by the man gouging out his eyeball ?+?

[@Haterzarefans]

I know right...that's what I was thinking!

[@islandboy5173]

after he said he would retrieve 12,000 golf balls a day I knew right then everything that comes out of his mouth is not accurate but an exaggeration.

[@celestialcircledance]

Wonder if the passengers were made aware of potential dangers beforehand and whether future tours were banned as a result of it ? I'm in awe of the other passengers who risked there lives again to save Paul ...

[@CSDonohue11]

can you see me Obviously it seems some people do and I think it’s a lot better to make it very clear before taking any dummies anywhere. Lol

[@mbp7060]

If it were up to you there'd be one less Paul huh?

[@celestialcircledance]

@@mbp7060I made this comment a year ago so I don't remember all the details . In general while I might be counted on to call 911 if I remember to have my cell phone on hand I concur that I am definitely not bravery material of the risking life and limb sort .

[@mbp7060]

@@celestialcircledance My statement was tongue-in-cheek. Seriously, no one knows how they'll react in a situation like this. That said, if I was Paul there would be one less me. Sorry about putting you on the defense.

[@celestialcircledance]

@@mbp7060 Fortunately we don't have to be on a boat together to find out how it all plays out lol . No worries and be well !

[@aaahtex902]

**ZERO GOLF BALLS IN WATER HAZARDS FOR ME**

[@CSDonohue11]

That’s a real water hazard there.

[@maholtv2136]

That really incredible

[@g.e.1432]

I' sorry but that is stupid, the guides had already had an encounter with a hippo, and knew it was in the area, YET they still decided to go and take those people to a place they knew was extremely dangerous...that is completely irresponsible.

[@jamiloy2262]

Most golf courses that aren't "Ritzy" have a person along the way who sells used golf balls a lot cheaper than you can buy them at a store. I never thought of them getting the balls out of the ponds. They get a lot from the bushes and such.

[@cnope2444]

Seems like they should have a system where they just drag the ponds for balls

[@charityhooper2377]

You mean to tell me that they don't have another way to retrieve golf balls?? This man's life is so much more important than golf balls, smh. 😡

[@SentaiYamaneko]

The important part is getting the golf balls out so they don't pollute the water and make whatever's living in there sick. I do still agree that there should be a better way.

[@katrinamcintyre9184]

Sept 12, 2019: The public erroneously treats the world as if it were an amusement park. (Heck, even a trip to the dollar store can be a little scary.) Common sense goes a long way!

[@CSDonohue11]

Victoria Trambley And so does a legal firearm.

[@jasonheberling7508]

how lovely it is to hear someone with some sense most folks never really embrace the danger every person is in just waking up each day life is a challenge if your stupid , then its really gonna be full of lessons or greedy both will end your life , as they say trial by fire

[@mizzouranger134]

Maybe you should use your own common sense have you ever been in a lake or ocean? Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@Doriesep6622]

@@mizzouranger134 That's stupid reasoning. Think per cent

[@Britton_Thompson]

Jeezus.... and I thought the water hazard at my local municipal golf course was difficult!

[@rsandrews8115]

The rule is: If there is a body of water, there is an alligator in it. No, you can't say that b/c you don't see it means there isn't one. Go ahead, test me, jump in and see what happens

[@cassiehigginson6842]

Um there is body of water in utah and there is no gators here in the wild only in the zoo

[@lifeislife489]

@@cassiehigginson6842 TN and Alabama aren't supposed to have gators either but they do.

[@cassiehigginson6842]

@@lifeislife489i can assure outside of zoos there is no gators

[@joannemclaurin2262]

I worked with an insurance agency where a guy in Hilton Head that retrieved golf balls for a living applied for life insurance. He finally got it, but it was very expensive.

[@catman3953]

There's a rule: "Hit the ball where it lies." It seems gators know the rule;-)

[@lowchiayee]

Wait, wait, wait, why would you swim towards a log? *What’s the point?*

[@BeamieUpScot]

Lol right? 😂 And how is it that this is known for fact -were his last words relating to this silly aspiration?

[@zombiesixx6226]

@@BeamieUpScot that’s what I was thinking 😂 like how did any one know anything..it’s not like he told someone that.

[@Doriesep6622]

If it had been a log the snakes would have been there.

[@dawgpost90]

To hold on to? Have you swam in a river or lake?

[@wildthang9355]

@@dawgpost90 no because they value their lives

[@C.kirk1287]

Man this man was making DAMN good money retrieving balls 🤑🤑 I thought hippos can/do follow someone out of the water? That was definitely God that those paramedics were out “just practicing” at that exact moment 🙏🏽

[@The_ZeroLine]

Did you see the story of the man in much worse shape from a hippo attack than this guy and there was a shock and trauma team practicing 3 miles down river in the middle of Africa?

[@The_ZeroLine]

Never mind. I see that attack is in this video too. U seemed to be still talking about the gator story.

[@Unknown-unknown785]

At least it wasn’t a saltwater croc those things are double the size and has the strongest bite in the animal kingdom

[@creenation6609]

Gator.. 'Quit' stealing my eggs!! 🐊

[@Hope-zq5qd]

We humans are the monsters not these animals ? We destroy their habitat, and we hunt out their food, so these animals are taking their revenged on us.

[@Hope-zq5qd]

@XxCheetahGamingxX yes

[@peggyjohnson4316]

All humans

[@okill4981]

We need their habitat and food to survive

[@constantinetranos2225]

@@peggyjohnson4316 Not all humans are monsters you dumb...

[@mbp7060]

Because we compete with animals for food and space, that makes us monsters? That's been happening since the beginning of life on earth. How many animals have you killed?

[@WieldingEminator]

Where's Happy Gilmore when you need him?

[@dbo6290]

If i came across a man being eaten by an alligator on a golf course, my first instinct would be to scream "AND HOW DID YOU END UP IN THIS SITUATION?" and what kind of sick mfer would make his kids swim in alligator infested waters to collect golf balls for less than a dime each.

[@catman3953]

What's surprising is that golfers took time out of their game to attempt a rescue. Remarkable! But they were probably still pissed;-)

[@jeffreywaltiere4830]

It's the gator with the patch on his eye

[@yrubla]

Babyhurk#You Already Know Waltiere Lol 😂. Give me an extremely light and durable Ironman suit that I can breathe underwater in and I’ll take care that gator. I’ll wrestle him all day until I get that next eye to teach him a lesson to teach him not to mess with humans 😂

[@zombiesixx6226]

Or sunglasses

[@carolnabors6746]

Can't believe people would risk their life for golf balls. I would find another job asap. 🐊

[@crazifyit]

Croc Wife: Hey hun! What are you going to do while I'm out with my girlfriends? Croc Husband: Oh honey, I'm going to go grab a bite to eat by myself! I just don't feel like being social today.

[@nancybeveridgetaylor3256]

You know, sometimes when alligators attack, I root for the alligators.

[@CSDonohue11]

Nancy Beveridge Taylor 🤣😂☺️

[@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353]

Yes! Me, too! I'm sorry, but sometimes natural selection fails and we have to leave it up to the animals to weed out the stupid in our world.

[@zimbabweyouthoutdoors4613]

You know, things like that may be stupid, but to say something like that about a persons life is possibly one of the worst things you can say and just makes you a horrible person, and I assure you, if you were one of those golfers, you wouldn’t have “rooted for the alligator” you would be the one screaming for help and crying because you don’t know how to help, you would be traumatized from watching someone die a painful and slow death just meters away from you and not being able to help, don’t act all high and mighty.

[@321gates]

And you're a sick POS, too.

[@321gates]

@@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353 What a stupid comment. Please explain what that man did wrong.

[@klyntarkenny8046]

That gator was like “nah uh you’re not touching my Balls”

[@kevinrichards3288]

I've heard crocodiles are stronger & more dangerous & can grow bigger than alligators.

[@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353]

Yes, that is true. They are the bigger of the ones of that family, and generally far more aggressive.

[@Bear-foot1]

@@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353 lol Yh the salt water croc is the biggest in the family

[@sithlordhibiscus9936]

They can, are and do. But ultimately, all these mofos (all 23 species of Crocodilian) are huge and most are willing to eat humans. Some clearly couldn't even if they tried.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

Yeah, alligators are stoners and ambush predators, while crocodiles are aggressive pursuit predators. Leave the gators alone, and unless they're starving and desperate (which can be said of most animals, really), they'll leave you alone. They're pretty chill.

[@mybigyear]

He went in the water knowing the gator was in there I cant believe people still think animal's cant feel pain. I thought life jackets helped people float

[@cassiehigginson6842]

There was another one that he didn't see

[@Jester_KillzEm]

Life jacket won’t do squat against current…it’ll suck you down still

[@judyvalencia3257]

I could maybe see 800 dollars a ball, but 8 cents? Are you kidding me?

[@BeamieUpScot]

Ikr. I think that man’s career was one long ego trip. First person in this modern age that I’ve ever heard say he wanted ‘payback’ 🙄

[@islandboy5173]

@@BeamieUpScot 12,000 golfs a day too sounds overly exaggerated

[@ino7604]

Im a Florida boy born and raised. Alligators definitely are dangerous and should be respected and understood. That said you can swim in alligator water . I wouldn't swim in crocodile water for the life of me but gators are different. They really aren't as dangerous as crocs. It's like black bears and grizzly bears . Black bears are dangerous but you can safely camp in black bear territory. I'd be much more reluctant to camp in grizzly country.

[@supercal333]

Those bone crunching sounds in the hippo attack.

[@douglascampbell3861]

When those hippos had that guy in his mouth the other guy was grounding and the other guy says I can't do nothing there's a boat in my way so he just sits there what a goofball

[@angelabrown8820]

An absolute miracle he survived

[@madalinfilip6352]

During the Hippo attack one died

[@stephaniehines4455]

If you do the math, .8 per ball and 12000 a day, he’s making bank BUT his life insurance must be through the roof!!. If he even qualifies at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@أحمدالصاعدي-ك3ل]

You risk ur life to retrieve golf balls for 8 cents?man i think ur crazy and the alligator is sane.

[@CSDonohue11]

Are the golf balls really that necessary? To ever need to go get them? Who cares, buy new 1’s. Better for the industry anyways.

[@sk8ergrrl1]

I imagine it’s not very environmentally friendly to leave all those golf balls in the river. What if creatures tried to eat them? And what if they just kept piling up until there’s no lake left, just a pit of old golf balls. I mean, yeah, it still seems like an unnecessary risk and the divers should definitely have more protection and hell of a hazard pay.

[@charlottehanna790]

Ok. Soooooo......just let the lakes become golf ball holes? Not.

[@mizzouranger134]

And great for the wildlife living in those ponds as well right? Oh wait no it’s would be horrible for the environment as well as wasting resources used to make new balls when they aren’t needed. So no nothing about your convoluted “solution” is better.

[@CSDonohue11]

@@mizzouranger134 LMFAO. You need help

[@jennifervoss9019]

I’m late to the party here, but he’s really going in this water for 8 cent golf balls? That’s fucking around and finding out.

[@sirjuju4766]

Wow.. Glad he made it out from the gator attack. But why go in without a 🔪 on both hips just in case. I believe if u had it would've came in handy for sure. 8cents a ball wasn't worth it.

[@anitasixtos7972]

Was the diving worth 8cients a ball

[@CSDonohue11]

Anita Sixtos Yea that’s why I said. Like really? They’re not even worth it without any dangers in the water. Who GAF , buy new 1’s. It’s better for the industry anyways.

[@gabe-po9yi]

Spent his entire life by the water in Australia. Knows next to nothing about saltwater crocodiles, one of the fiercest and most abundant predators of humans on that continent, and what he does know about their movements is wrong. Go figure.

[@mizzouranger134]

Hahahaha I thought that too! I was like wait I have never even been to Australia and I know crocodiles are all over the place in the oceans there! I mean even I know that how as a spear fisher would you not make yourself aware of that! Also that sharks don’t hunt in shallow water is BS as well. They hunt in shallow water all the time. If it’s deep enough for there to be reefs it’s deep enough for a shark to attack you.

[@alexanderh.5814]

Exactly…and the guy is a cop.

[@WildlifeFacts123]

When Saltwater crocodile bit down on his head, that could of been fatal. They have a very powerful bite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CSDonohue11]

RQ Ya think

[@cynthiakila1161]

That hippo was not giving up

[@planetoftheweek]

Make it 9 cents and I'm in that pond.

[@adrunkgorillawithalobotomy353]

If you decide to enter an alligator's territory, you cannot blame the gator for that. It's not as if he shuffled into your living room and started attacking.....you chose to go into HIS home. So, why are you angry about the outcome? Surely this guy knew there were gators there and an attack was not only possible, but LIKELY? If you want to avoid gator attacks, it's quite simple....avoid areas that you KNOW they live in. Not exactly rocket science, my dude. If your sons are now afraid, that isn't the fault of the gator and wanting revenge on an animal for defending its turf or for doing what it does naturally, is stupid. Petty and ridiculous. Be grateful you survived and leave nature the hell alone if you have that little respect for it.

[@mizzouranger134]

Him sharing the water with an alligator doesn’t mean he deserves to be attacked. Have you ever been in a lake or the ocean?? Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you.

[@martinazagorski1489]

Have you ever read " Moby Dick" By Herman Melville? The whole point of that novel revolves around the fact that you can´t take revenge on an animal. It tells the story of a19th-century ship captain, Captain Ahab, who spends his entire time pursiung a whale that bit off his leg.

[@gogaros1]

I dont get it... Why not carry a knife or a gun with you... Its wild life still they might not save you in some circumstances but you raise your survival percentage by a large number.

[@lanamagloire]

Exactly!

[@CSDonohue11]

%💯

[@CSDonohue11]

can you see me Both in 🇦🇺

[@donwolfjr1]

Wow........... I couldn't even imagine that....

[@beastieboyd2817]

Tf they doin in that type of water wit damn kayaks and canoes that's a heeeell to the no!!

[@hellknightmordred7655]

That lady looks like shes going on a power trip whenever she talks about hippos.

[@zombiesixx6226]

I know keep that same energy and cook me something in the kitchen.

[@alberttatlock5237]

That's why I don't play golf

[@nutritionfacts6429]

Albert Tatlock because you live in Florida?

[@peggyjohnson4316]

Does he have insurance

[@CSDonohue11]

Albert Tatlock That’s why? Lol wtf Makes no sense and the only think funny was how retarded your statement is.

[@fitfanatic1995]

Love how the title says man "just about survives", where I come from that would mean almost lol

[@karenbaker8143]

Let" s just say he showed up for dinner uninvited.

[@zombiesixx6226]

Yikes..9 months and no one found this funny.

[@anuja174]

I am curious how they shoot it its so realistic🤔

[@dbo6290]

The Bachelor Bull sounds like a reality tv dating show that i would like to watch

[@sithlordhibiscus9936]

I"d watch it. As long as those who don't get a rose get mauled.

[@drummergurl99]

Man that croc in Australia had a grudge against Jeff I swear, swam all the way out to attack him and swim back to mainland and continue on. If that’s no personal idk what is

[@Jester_KillzEm]

That lady’s eyes were scarier than the hippo itself 😬

[@d.dedrick7991]

Golf ball Guy: Really? You don't even carry a scuba knife, or SOMETHING, but you'll get into a little pond with ONE large, visible alligator, that you KNOW of, YET, you are SO surprised & outraged when you're attacked by an alligator, in ITS habitat, and, while, understandably, the alligator then had to be removed/killed, you are, nevertheless, "you betcha," self-righteously out for infantile "vengeance" for the wild animal doing what alligators, unsurprisingly, naturally DO?? And only AFTER your alligator attack, would you no longer allow your own young sons to continue diving WITH you?? U:🤤=Duh! Smh 🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊

[@celestialcircledance]

Wonder if fencing in the pond would work to keep the balls out and gators in ?

[@cowboykelly6590]

Dd: LOL... HAAAHAA. Like He Thought All Creatures Should be Scared OF HIM!! HE'S SUCH A MASTER OF WILDLIFE. He got SPANKED BY NATURE! He's a Fool.

[@troubler2115]

@@celestialcircledance Gators have been filmed climbing chain link fences.

[@celestialcircledance]

@@troubler2115 Good to know but most actual attacks that I hear about happen in the water where they appear most at home . .

[@mizzouranger134]

Do you drive a car?? Ever? If so then why do you put yourself at risk? That’s so stupid! Cars are way way way more dangerous than alligators. A couple people at most are killed by alligators every year versus tens to hundreds of thousands by cars every year. More people are killed by vending machines a year than by sharks. So the only uneducated reckless thing here is you. Duh. SMH. See how dumb you seem trying to act like you are so much smarter than people.

[@catman3953]

He's making a living recovering "lost golf balls," by diving among gators. It's hard to figure out what some people are thinking. Gee man, how many burghers can you flip in an hour, at 15.00 per hour? It seems like a safer way to go, but then there's the unruly customer from time to time.

[@AmyBaby954...]

How many what?

[@maryjackson4841]

I didn't know that a 🦛 would eat human but it's wild also.

[@ryanbarker4422]

I wouldn't be doing that job without a chain sute and buddy system, and where's his knife.

[@tarantulamum4322]

there's no way I'm collecting golf balls or any kind of ball for that matter for 8 cents a ball 🤔 no way. 🦋🇬🇧

[@curiousme113]

Golf ball retrieval service.... I had no idea it was even an occupation

[@queene3oh3]

🤔$960 A Day $19,200 A Month $230,400 A Year To Retrieve Damn Golf Balls???😳I Need To Learn How To Scuba Dive ASAP!!!🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@brianharris948]

That's what I said almost a quarter-million to retrieve golf balls. And that's only working 5 days a week imagine if you work 6 or 7

[@queene3oh3]

@@brianharris948 Real Talk, Major Bread...I Had The Game All Wrong!!!

[@brianharris948]

I'm practicing swimming now. I'm 37 and just now saying okay Mom I think I know what I want to be when I get older. Lol😃

[@donnafrflorida56]

12000 x 8 cents is not 960 a day

[@queene3oh3]

@@donnafrflorida56 I Don't Care, I Don't Remember This Comment Nor Video, Good Day Karen, Lol

[@markosla5435]

Gator was just looking for food, he is not to blame.

[@kimberleybaker8624]

People need to make sure these animals have enough food so they don’t have to eat people

[@ryanbarker4422]

I'm surprised they found the guy with all of the predictors.

[@elsalvadorbienesyraices515]

12,000 balls a day??? Yeah okay

[@islandboy5173]

right? that dude was so full of himself too saying he wanted payback. LOL

[@geoffwilson2197]

I have a really hard time believing somebody could survive a 12' croc attack, especially when it's just bitten your head. How come they never show the scars?

[@jacob96014]

Yeah and the injuries it shows, It's barely anything. I've seen heaps of crocs vids and these people get absolutely annihilated. Up to 4,000 bite force to the head would have killed him The femur which is the strongest bone in the human body shatters at 4 000 so I think he was talking shit

[@SentaiYamaneko]

@@jacob96014 A wildlife expert consulted later on believes that the croc wasn't seriously trying to hurt him. Either it was defending its territory and trying to chase him off, or it was just curious about what he was. Like sharks, crocodiles make up for their lack of hands by using their mouths to investigate new things.