Some people like to live dangerously and others even more dangerously. The man in this video definitely belongs in the second category.
What he does, sitting in a boat with an alligator in the water in front of him, is unbelievable.
The buddy in the water
The man has seen the alligator. Nevertheless, he splashes his feet in the water. As the reptile approaches his feet with its mouth open, the man lets out a relaxed
„Take it easy, boy“
and then pushes his foot under the alligator’s chin. The animal rises slightly out of the water and then falls back, splashing.
Pressed under water
At the next approach, the man simply pushes the alligator under the water with his foot.
If his behavior seems pretty crazy, the alligator is also behaving unexpectedly. It actually gives the impression that it wants to play.
The tickling action on the chin of the mighty reptile is repeated once again and the alligator then simply drops back.
Perhaps a fish, Mr. Alligator?
Now the man replaces the foot with his hand. He pulls the alligator very close to him so that the animal is almost lying on the boat.
It opens its mouth wide – and gets a fish from the man.
You can’t help but get the impression that this isn’t the first time these two have met.
Otherwise, such intimate interaction would hardly be possible.
Petting is a must
As if that wasn’t enough, the man concludes the action by petting the alligator.
He holds one hand under the chin, the other pats the head from above.
„Good boy, good boy“,
the man says in praise. This is followed by a friendly nudge to the belly with his foot and the alligator pulls back a little.
„I wish my contacts at work were this harmonious“,
comments user Johnny G half-ironically about the incredible scene.
Watch the encounter for yourself in the video now!
Source: @petcollective
