Diver Miraculously Survives Vicious Alligator Attack: ‘Somehow Ripped My Arm Out and Not Off’

People ^ | April 23, 2024 | Gabrielle Rockson

[Red Badger]

Dancing with gators..................

[xoxox]

I’m way past the point of wanting to coexist with them.

[TexasGator]

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=dancing+with+gators&mid=D2649F430F7BF9B0C585D2649F430F7BF9B0C585&FORM=VIRE

[TexasGator]

“I’m way past the point of wanting to coexist with them.”

Back in the day in Florida we swam day and night in lakes and rivers. Not now.

[Az Joe]

I’ll live next to scorpions, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and Black Widows but I ain’t goin near alligator country!

[Flaming Conservative]

I’ve been told that only if ducks are in the water, it’s safe to swim.

[Guenevere]

Truly, I only had one crawl into my back yard just once…..but it was a big gun

There’s lots of bodies of water so there will be gators…..

If you’re in Arizona you must have tarantulas!……yikes, I couldn’t live there!

[dfwgator]

Can they play linebacker?

[Red Badger]

It’s in South Carolina, so they would have to enter the Portal.................

[Mr. Jeeves]

If you’re in Arizona you must have tarantulas!……yikes, I couldn’t live there!

They only come out at night. I've never actually seen a living one around my house - just a dead one lying in a place where a bird must have dropped it.

[Campion]

No, but if you stick your arm in the water with them, you’ll only get a quarterback.

[TexasGator]

“I’ve been told that only if ducks are in the water, it’s safe to swim.”

LOL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUE4vdE6Wk

[Az Joe]

Yes, those too. Thankfully they are slow moving and docile unless riled up.

[PGR88]

Alligators need oxygen too

They can stay submerged for up to 20-30 minutes (some say up to 24 hours), but must lower their heartbeat considerably and use anaerobic respiration to stay alive. In this state, they are in no condition to fight prey, as they need aerobic respiration for intense muscle activity.

Gators’ advantage is, once they have a mammal pinned underwater, they can outlast the mammal

This man had his own O2 supply, so he could outlast the alligator. And the gator could only keep a locked jaw grip, and was unable to respond, or fight with him underwater

[Red Badger]

Makes perfect sense........................

[No name given]

Thankfully it was only an alligator 🐊 and not a shark 🦈.

[telescope115]

OMG! I wonder how big that thing was….

[mabarker1]

His O2 Tank had run EMPTY !!!

From article: "I knew I was going to die right then and there," Georgitis told The Post and Courier, adding that he continued to stab the gator’s gum with the screwdriver until his scuba tank ran dry"

[LFOD]

I have them out back....I live on a bayou on the Chain of Lakes in Polk Co. FL.
I spend many an evening lounging out on my dock.
I wouldn’t stick my big toe in that water after dark.