A kayaker is miraculously left uninjured after an alligator suddenly charges at him from the water. ABC News' Megan Tevrizian has the details.
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@regrob164 жыл бұрын
Did she just say as part of her disclaimer that "alligators aren't normally a threat to humans"? You think that is possibly because people don't normally swim with them? I hate when folks try to make it seem as though wild animals are making a mistake when they come for humans as if we are exempt to the rules of nature.
@speedythunder19954 жыл бұрын
These be the same people who’s scared of black peoples and fear for their lives but go out in the middle of nowhere and get attacked by a wild animal and don’t be afraid at all.
@yushuahuesun94234 жыл бұрын
speedy Thunder because they are Neanderthal animals in reality
@randyjax094 жыл бұрын
Most gators really aren’t much of a threat to us if we don’t invade their personal space. I’ve encountered them thousands of times here in FL and they’re normally quick to retreat. That said, only a fool would enter the water around a 12ft bull. Especially this time of year when they’re territorial.
@SUGAR_XYLER4 жыл бұрын
@@randyjax09 😂 I won't have to use those tips, I only get in pools where the scariest thing is a snail
@randyjax094 жыл бұрын
Sugar Xyler the foot model Lol pools aren’t safe here in FL either. 🐍🐊😜
@ES-em6os4 жыл бұрын
Obviously the gator was mad cause the guy wasn’t maintaining a distance of 6 feet from it 🙄😂
@landerxo31844 жыл бұрын
Lol yea
@timnasseh48384 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@finnbies81063 жыл бұрын
@@timnasseh4838 that was convincing
@Jsteiner19744 жыл бұрын
That gator didn't look big enough to think of him as prey. It probably had a nest nearby, or was otherwise being territorial. He appeared to be in an area where people rarely go.
@MORRIS61614 жыл бұрын
“Hitting the gator in the eyes or spout could help you” or you can piss it off so it tears you in half
@MORRIS61614 жыл бұрын
Total Control 871 maybe petting it like a puppy may want it not to attack
@princejaxisblack87893 жыл бұрын
Just stick your fingers in its nose. Usually it will just let go.
@EnduroDreaming3 жыл бұрын
So you’re just going to calmly let a wild animal eat you?
@MORRIS61613 жыл бұрын
OGMudbone I think so, yes..
@knowledge-jm5dn4 жыл бұрын
He got lucky he could've easily tipped. Had nothing to do with skill.
@crystalm43244 жыл бұрын
He did tip, the gator literally knocked him over! It was the tree branch on the other side that protected him. He held on to his paddle, he righted himself quickly, and he didn’t panic. Also, I don’t think the gator really wanted him for food, more like a GTFO of my area shove.
@zari26624 жыл бұрын
@@FLOODtoFIRE You guys literally call everyone a Karen for no reason 🙄
@crystalm43244 жыл бұрын
Rustybucket & the Battery Clamps - I really don’t think you understand what that’s supposed to mean. Karen’s are made through ignorance and intolerance. Sort of like what you’re doing now.
@1viridis3 жыл бұрын
You're apparently not a kayaker. Yes, the guy tipped but had the skills and strength to quickly right himself. The spray skirt helped keep water from swamping his kayak. He was smart, strong, skilled....and lucky.
@alianaweston22864 жыл бұрын
I would bet all my money the gator had babies nearby. If the gator wanted to eat him, he would have been eaten.
@aaronkolatch52114 жыл бұрын
I didn't know North Carolina had alligators.
@rrfields654 жыл бұрын
Oh , yes ! In the winter when a hard freeze comes... they'll stick just their top snout out the water we're they can breathe in hibernation!
@hi1is12 күн бұрын
How…even Virginia has them
@aaronkolatch521112 күн бұрын
@hi1is I can assure you Virginia does not have alligators. I've lived in Virginia since 2007.
@hi1is12 күн бұрын
@@aaronkolatch5211 Southern Virginia has em along the border with NC
@yepperdeedooda4 жыл бұрын
Never have alligators been so cool.
@caramelking-zf8wu4 жыл бұрын
No one says this.
@speedythunder19954 жыл бұрын
Wtf lol I seen you last year and you’re back lol 😂 this is strange
@natashasavage80394 жыл бұрын
You been watching too much Chandler. 🤨
@LikeUntoBuddha4 жыл бұрын
I peed myself watching it.
@KFrost-fx7dt4 жыл бұрын
I run at night. This usually hasn't been a problem for me, until I was doing Army stuff in the Gulf and one pitch dark night something grabbed me by the cloth and skin of my thigh, and yanked me off of the trail and into the grass. I carry a tazer for rapists, muggers, amorous officers, etc. and if I hadn't had if that night I would have been a missing person. They are so strong! This one took me down like I weighed nothing. You have no chance of fighting a gator. I have scars from its two punctures. Two teeth! That's all it takes!
@stevepenczak72302 жыл бұрын
Yeah, sure. That happened to me. When I woke up I was surrounded by little men with really large eyes and antenaes. Next thing I knew I was back on the ground. Didn't find out until a couple days later that I now only have one nut.
@mommyshark11244 жыл бұрын
That gator was like lightning!
@GMarieBehindTheMask4 жыл бұрын
You Know What They Say, Play Stupid Games.......🤷🏻♀️🙄
@chrispowell46964 жыл бұрын
Respect to the guy for being cool under pressure. However, I can tell from his accent he is not from Eastern N.C. There is a reason locals don’t go kayaking in the swamps and this is part of it. Alligators are native to Eastern North Carolina, and have not been hunted for decades until recent years, which has allowed population to increase. This coupled with new developments and housing built in wetland areas will increase interactions. Glad this man made it out safe.
@sunmoonstars03693 жыл бұрын
kayaking in swamps by yourself doesn’t sound smart or safe anyways. I live in the northeast people kayak everywhere, it’s crazy huge up here even the winter, if you drop a few yanks in Carolina your swamps would be full of kayaks and the gators would have no choice but to move inland.
@KentPetersonmoney3 жыл бұрын
I did'nt know gators lived that far north. Is this as far north as they live?
@chrispowell46963 жыл бұрын
@@KentPetersonmoney the farthest north in NC is Merchants Millpond State Park and Dismal Swamp by the Virginia border and think this is the top of their range. Eastern NC is very swampy and perfect for alligators. Alligators are present in every Southeastern state except Tennessee and Kentucky I believe.
@sunmoonstars03692 жыл бұрын
@@chrispowell4696 there have been numerous spottings up in Virginia as well.
@Christian-vq8rd2 жыл бұрын
@@sunmoonstars0369 Thete are gators in southeastern Virginia. There are tons in eastern South Carolina and North Carolina too. Eastern NC drops really far south.
@jesserodriguez19834 жыл бұрын
I like how they don't tell you what river it was
@mandimitchell70104 жыл бұрын
Lake Waccamaw in NC
@mollyjackson44762 жыл бұрын
Absolutely terrifying
@ronbobronco78514 жыл бұрын
We don't have alligators where I live but I'm not stupid enough to go kayaking with them if we did
@sammylacks49379 ай бұрын
Well I feel for you, places like that are some of the most beautiful, wild and wildlife rich spots left. I believe that's what this and other kayakers kayak to see and experience. This gator may have been guarding her nest, may have been sunning on a log it isn't clear. Both situations would give results we saw but are entirely different and warrant different actions. They don't get mad or hold grudges, want to eat us or boats. Like any good mom they will protect their nest and this from the video didn't appear where a nest would be. They lay in sun to raise core temp to digest food. If approached quietly they make their escape to water ( I've had them dive under boat soaking me with water) and judging by what I could see , this was that not an attack.
@myrinsk4 жыл бұрын
Wait North Carolina has gators
@redboy091004 жыл бұрын
Definitely in the eastern side and especially southeastern nc
@ronaldpippen81645 ай бұрын
We always have
@wasssarab88174 жыл бұрын
Stay home next time
@AnastasiaBeaverhousn4 жыл бұрын
This is why you can't have 3 BLACK anchors 💕💕🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😩😭 the noises they made at the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kelishapatrickable4 жыл бұрын
I am so happy he was able to walk away.
@LikeUntoBuddha4 жыл бұрын
DON"T DISS THIS MAN"S CARTOONS!
@kimbrower72424 жыл бұрын
I was thinking maybe it was a female gator protecting her eggs or babies.
@fdsfsdfsdfsfs3 жыл бұрын
"We'll have to use those tips". 😂😂
@johnw89843 жыл бұрын
A snake in that water will kill you quickly if it's a cotton mouth also commonly known as a water mocassin snake.
@Gogirly4 жыл бұрын
He didn't scream coz he wanted to chill with the gator.
@jimgritty70644 жыл бұрын
Dude has guitars. He's a smooth operator.
@paulwieland793 жыл бұрын
Alligator nesting season lasts through July, Mark Parry, a park alligator specialist. That probably explains the gator aggression.
@minouchejean79064 жыл бұрын
Damn that was a alligator swimming like that
@tannershortnacy73244 жыл бұрын
Damn kayaking in a swamp. Fk that.
@TheWinterShadow3 ай бұрын
The gator was mad because of ABC News.
@cooliipie4 жыл бұрын
It's 2 feet long...
@ThisTheBreaks4 жыл бұрын
Has to be crazy to Kayak in that area.
@animemangafan19874 жыл бұрын
Damn gators and crocs
@Soundafek4 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't Kayaks be a little larger to prevent these type of things from happening. Or are humans taking them in areas where they don't belong?
@sammylacks49379 ай бұрын
I guess that's up to the individual paddling. A longer kayak wouldn't made a difference . A gator nest is up on the banks above, hopefully above high water. This I don't believe by what can be seen a nest site. I live paddling distance from this snd if she was protecting a nest she would have stayed putting herself in between nest and threat. That gator just wanted to get away to where it was safe. Sometimes it's in padders,direction they try to use to get there. I guess when you have lived 🎉around them your comfort level is more than others. If I went to grizzly country to hike,, camp whatever I'd pack more than spray. I guess I'm trying to say I fear that like some do watching this. He got a rush lol no doubt, but wasn't in any real danger. And ... a good story for the grandkids
@WalkingAroundWithHerb4 жыл бұрын
North Carolina is a big state. Where did this happen?
@redboy091003 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure this was in Wilmington or southeastern nc. Alligators are plenty around that area but are rare in other parts of the eastern side
@sammylacks49379 ай бұрын
@@redboy09100Waccamaw R.
@vidatwynham24824 жыл бұрын
Is this a surprise to anyone 🐊🤷🏻♀️
@seymourbutts52473 жыл бұрын
why would you go kayaking in the mangrooves anyways, if you know there are alligators, like come on..duh
@SSArt984 жыл бұрын
Stop the video @ 1:56 to avoid the George Campaign!
@chaitulion26724 жыл бұрын
No mistake for alligator 🐊
@susant88092 жыл бұрын
I agree that it prolly was a female protecting her nest trying to scare him away. if it was just hunting maybe it would have grabbed him for some death rolling
@ReginoMarco4 жыл бұрын
Lol what cartoons are you watching 🤣
@spacemonkey17762 жыл бұрын
What river?
@nadiapaz29084 жыл бұрын
Where was this???
@katherinehurt5238 Жыл бұрын
N.c
@sammylacks4937 Жыл бұрын
This occurred on the Waccamaw River not far from its source Lake Wacxamaw. It's a large natural lake that's been home to a population of Gators all or most of my 64 years here. Gator population around here has bloomed in the last 20 - 30 years first in the lake and surrounding canal then spreading to the many swamps , creeks and canal / ditches that are part of this state. We've not had any other close calls that I am aware of. I am certain this incident happened from kayaker unknowing c getting to close to nesting female. Residents know feeding or molesting are highly illegal. We have learned to respect Gators and they fear us. Two exceptions could be like this nesting female and mating/ territorial males that can be heard roaring during this time.
@davidellis51414 жыл бұрын
I ❤ 🐊.
@sunstorm44364 жыл бұрын
🐊 🍽 U
@comradecat19224 жыл бұрын
🐊🔺️🐉
@bryanflake68582 жыл бұрын
I've seen this video before I didn't realize it was here in NC.
@stevooliver38774 жыл бұрын
She was protecting her nest..experience swamp dwellers know what nest look like & certain time of year ..funny I always swam in caddo for years when I was a kid..when I got 15 my dad showed me how many gators were laying on the bottom in the cove we use to swing out on a rope into the water..rented scuba gear to go down were they lay..long story short there are gators everywhere we are not on the menu. People have drowned in the red river were population of gators were more than people but when the body was found it was not even a bite..dad said if pee in the water the gators would leave...nasty knowledge..lol
@Munnik-bc8oo4 жыл бұрын
Leave the gater alone
@rrfields654 жыл бұрын
More than likely a female guarding her egg clutch ! See you later .. gator!
@raider778211 ай бұрын
* NOTE TO EVERYONE* IN ALL OF MY 52 YEARS OF LIVING, GATORS AND SNAKES ATTACK HUMANS OF ALL AGES OR SIZES, ESPECIALLY NEAR OR IN WATER!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@klywrx4 жыл бұрын
Slow news day huh guys?
@CarolinaChris263 жыл бұрын
Where in NC I LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE MYSELF
@kingair0072 жыл бұрын
What the heck?
@klaustrofobijus784 жыл бұрын
nice guitars :)
@knowledge-jm5dn4 жыл бұрын
Unsubscribe to all your bs KZbin channels and stop watch mainstream lies
@VillVDr4 жыл бұрын
Oh my!
@dereklangley85824 жыл бұрын
They didn't even give the name of the river 😕
@rrfields654 жыл бұрын
Most likely the Cape Fear or Tar !
@mandimitchell70104 жыл бұрын
Lake Waccamaw in NC
@dereklangley85824 жыл бұрын
Maybe the pamlico I don't know
@rrfields654 жыл бұрын
@@dereklangley8582 : Pamlico is a sound inside the OBS.
@rrfields654 жыл бұрын
@@mandimitchell7010 : where is that at ? By the Lumbee indian Res. ?
@howardstern91294 жыл бұрын
It just wanted to play
@user-dr5vi9ej8r4 жыл бұрын
Good night🌛
@ErnaWati-ue5gg4 жыл бұрын
Danger Alligator attack
@paulbarker83204 жыл бұрын
Alligator soup t o might ma
@Carolina_girl869 ай бұрын
I didn’t know alligators were here in nc. I knew they were in SC, Ga,fl,miss, Al but not here 😳
@ronaldpippen81645 ай бұрын
We've always had gators and Virginia at least used to have them too.
@Carolina_girl865 ай бұрын
@@ronaldpippen8164 wow didn’t even know they were in VA. Was planning a trip to VA this summer to VA Beach.Guess I have to be on the lookout there too.
@ronaldpippen81645 ай бұрын
@@Carolina_girl86 overhunting decimated the population and I don't think they've made a full comeback to Virginia yet so you should be fine. Gates county NC right on the VA line is the closest that they are to Virginia for now.
@Carolina_girl865 ай бұрын
@@ronaldpippen8164 ok
@candyazz284 жыл бұрын
You guys have to turn up your volume. I can barely hear you.
@rover57884 жыл бұрын
I can hear loud and clear...it's your comp.
@aquin20934 жыл бұрын
Gator be waiting for white folk do they thang 🐊😀
@bananapee863 жыл бұрын
RRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@robertbrown9783 жыл бұрын
That thing was looking for a hot meal
@user-dr5vi9ej8r4 жыл бұрын
green Water blue car🚤
@BiitchSlapper4 жыл бұрын
One of those battery powered gators...18volt.
@wasssarab88174 жыл бұрын
lol
@vaneztbojan92874 жыл бұрын
What next ?? Are home safely ??
@wasssarab88174 жыл бұрын
Good lad
@wasssarab88174 жыл бұрын
Loo
@patriciafoster33474 жыл бұрын
OMG. 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬
@Iamrightyouarewrong4 жыл бұрын
OH SNAP!
@tannershortnacy73244 жыл бұрын
He didn’t have time to cry for his momma.
@Krist_Mal0082 жыл бұрын
why kayaking in the first place!! humans never get warned
@djt73304 жыл бұрын
Thats funny LMAO
@user-dr5vi9ej8r4 жыл бұрын
NEWS🎵KZbin🎵👧
@amandathompson93472 жыл бұрын
I didn't know gators were common in North Carolina. They are coming north!
@redboy091002 жыл бұрын
They been here for centuries if not thousands of years
@Tacoman19672 жыл бұрын
Bring GoPro into the back creek of NC. Find an alligator to charge. Post your video for the news. Claim your courage is because of your EMT training. 😂
@bwetafiaallday72054 жыл бұрын
The gator looks fake as hell!! They do not hunt with their jaw wide open like that
@gibsongirl21002 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was all an elaborate hoax - the guy got a friend to put on an alligator suit and charge at him; or, they bought a big rubber alligator, tied a string to the snout and a friend sat in a high tree and pulled it across the water to make it look like the gator was attacking. Great theory, Einstein.
@jess977247 ай бұрын
He should've never been there in the first place anyway.
@siietex3634 жыл бұрын
alligators in north carolina? i expect when i’m from but north carolina?
@redboy091004 жыл бұрын
Lots of gators in eastern nc especially southeastern nc
@ronaldpippen81645 ай бұрын
We've always had Alligators, It's the same zone as southern AL and MS Minus the extreme Gulf coast.
@djt73304 жыл бұрын
I WANT TO CRY WHAT THEY DID TO ME 😢😁🥒
@Carlit0Tit03 жыл бұрын
What?
@charliehier88654 жыл бұрын
They’re a threat to humans.
@bakeddulce54514 жыл бұрын
No, humans are a threat to them. Humans go into their home and then act surprise when they attack
@juanakravitz30244 жыл бұрын
Even gators need the social distancing in this time era 6 ft apart most needed especially since this gator 🐊 lunged at him