re: Max size alligator you think you could take on and win

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Yeah it was in my cousin's pond and we decided to relocate it on our own. The mission was successful but we both felt like we'd been in a fist fight the next day.

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when I was younger and dumber I literally almost got my head bitten off messing around with a big old bull gator, one almost got my arm at Avery Island once too, I give them their space these days

It appears simple enough to get on a gators back and hold its jaws shut

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would think in combat you’d still be able to fight one off up to 7 1/2 feet or so

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yea you might be able to keep it from killing you but you wouldn't kill or catch it with you bare hands

I've caught 4ft with my bare hands - wouldn't go bigger than that

On land with enough time I'm good with any size. In the water I'll nope out with anything over the size of a large catfish.

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Well the posters on here who have claimed the ability to kick the asses of chimpanzees, rabid mastiffs, black bears and medium sized mountain lions could easily handle an 8 footer.

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bobcats too

With a gun, any size. Without a gun, baby alligator. I am an old woman with arthritis

A much younger and Dumber version of myself jumped out of a boat onto what he thought was a 5-ft alligator, it was a bit bigger than that. All I can say is that I was holding on for dear life for about a minute, and then old boy gassed out.

I would just like to point out though, took two heel kicks from what was probably a 280 lb guy at the time, and I jumped at least two feet in the air before coming down into the water. He did not give a shite.

The second he went somewhat limp, I was scooting my big arse across the top of the water like a nutria rat.

I didn't really get hurt, but I looked like I fought 100 house cats





And I type that, I just thought about it from the alligators perspective. Like just think about it he's sitting there floating, and all of a sudden this flying white Yeti comes out of nowhere and just wraps him up and honestly it probably feels like tries to f****** for like 45 seconds, and then just runs away with no explanation or permanent consequences.

That alligator probably has lifelong trauma. Sitting out there now like 10 or 12 ft, just scared to death that some whiskeyed up monkey is going to jump on him every time it goes in the Sun.

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Guys thinking they can handle a 5' alligator w/ no weapons...

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A 5 foot gator is like 25 pounds lol
Define weapons. Can we at least have rocks?

I get making guns exempt from the rules but knives should be allowed. With nothing but hands no one could finish it off. At least i can't think of a way to off a gator with your bare hands.

It's sad to me that the majority of today's youth wouldn't even attempt it. 40 years ago you'd have a hard time stopping young guys from messing with a gator.

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That's some funny shite right there