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74-Year Old Florida Man Jumps In Water And Fights Off Alligator That Snatched His Puppy
Riff Outdoors ^ | 6 Feb 2023 | Jacob Dillon

Posted on 02/08/2023 11:10:04 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT

And he even had a cigar still hangin’ from his lips.

If I dare say, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

I mean, that’s a wild one, jumping into a gators habitat to take him on, but those fury little friends are definitely worth it.

Wilbanks managed to get a hold of the gator, drag him to shore, pry his jaws open, and get poor Gunner to safety. You can hear Gunner whimpering in the video, and Wilbanks groaning as he struggles with the gator. It looks like a scene from a movie, but for the most part, everybody was uninjured.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cigar; floridaman; floridasnack
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To: DUMBGRUNT

That was a little gator and a small dog. When I was in high school, growing up in Florida and living on a lake, I caught alligators more than twice that size (and more than four times that weight) with my bare hands. I never smoked cigars though.


21 posted on 02/08/2023 11:49:54 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If FL man makes it to 74, he’s one tough bastard.


22 posted on 02/08/2023 11:50:13 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: DUMBGRUNT

gator done...


23 posted on 02/08/2023 11:50:40 AM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: quadrant

In the Southeast, esp FL, gators take a lot of dogs - unfortunately.

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Yep, gators got to eat also. Just searching for some food....


24 posted on 02/08/2023 11:52:25 AM PST by deport
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To: quadrant

A lot of shit dog owners who should be taken instead.


25 posted on 02/08/2023 12:17:17 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: quadrant

A lot of shit dog owners who should be taken instead.


26 posted on 02/08/2023 12:18:03 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: CFW

That’s very true.


27 posted on 02/08/2023 12:38:02 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: SIDENET

“FLORIDA MAN!! NEW from Matel! He’s OLD, HE’S Gray but HE WRESTLES ALLIGATORS!


28 posted on 02/08/2023 2:40:32 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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To: MtnClimber

How in the world do you catch those things? Jeez, even a small one looks like it’s full of fight.


29 posted on 02/08/2023 2:41:59 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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30 posted on 02/08/2023 2:44:54 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: dfwgator

I see what you did there, LOL! (Especially if it’s a Georgia Bulldog).


31 posted on 02/08/2023 2:54:51 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Bonemaker

Lol, great idea.


32 posted on 02/08/2023 3:09:50 PM PST by saturn
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To: Magnum44

Two thumbs up!!!


33 posted on 02/08/2023 3:15:51 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: jmacusa

You grab them by the end of the mouth by the nose. You get them when the mouth is shut because they don’t have very strong muscles to open their mouth, just very strong muscles to close their mouth. Then you have to stay away from the claws and the tail.


34 posted on 02/08/2023 6:35:10 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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