Do not, under any circumstances, piss off a gator.
Don’t do it.
Don’t even think about it.
Do literally anything else.
Not even if you’re the one trapping it and it’s all tied up.
It’s an alligator.
It will kick your ass.
Presenting, Exhibit A:
A gator trapper in central Florida (where else, really) had his uppance come in the form of very cranky lizard who was more than happy to throw hands – or head, in this case – instead of quietly comply.
The story goes that the critter had wandered into a suburban street in Ocoee, in the greater Orlando area, in a part of the suburbs frequented by kids riding bikes and such.
Quite obviously, the gator didn’t have to go home, but it couldn’t stay there. So catchers were called in to trap the animal and transport it to a much safer location.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officers managed to tie up the animal – snout and feet – as is standard practice when moving an animal of that size and strength.
Footage captured of the catch shows everything going smoothly… until, bizarrely, the lead trapper begins slapping it around the head like he’s Tito Peunte.
In retaliation, the gator bides its time, waits for the perfect moment, and levels old mate with as perfect a headbutt as you’ll see in a long ass time.
An alligator roaming through a central Florida neighborhood head-butted a trapper, knocking him out cold in a last-ditch effort to escape. https://t.co/ZkGU5QYwaF pic.twitter.com/YzZNP26iug
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) June 7, 2018
BAM. WHACK. COP THAT.
Watch the sunglasses on old mate’s head go flying. Shit gets put into orbit.
The strike is even more impressive from the opposite angle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0O392ZEUpc
That right there? That’s a gator who knows its rights.
Unhand it.
This is democracy manifest.
Get your hands off its penis. And etc.
