Just saw story of a cassowary that was used to people due to being fed that attacked a man and put him in hospital. Thise birds can rip a person’s guts out very quickly with their claw on their foot. They are ill tempered birds too.
Gators don’t have to be large, either. A 5 footer can pull a man under water and drown him. On land or water, a kid doesn’t have a chance.