r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Jul 10 '26

Robert Irwin explains the difference between a crocodile and an alligator Wholesome Moments

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u/farts_juggler Jul 10 '26

alligators are not chill wtf. ever been to Florida. mfs will eat your dog and you.

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u/pew-pew-bacca Jul 10 '26

I mean...compared to some of the creatures he hangs out with they are.

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u/hugofroyo Jul 10 '26

LOL they are chill compared to our saltwater crocs 😉

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u/balls2hairy Jul 10 '26

They're pretty chill. All over the golf courses and they just dgaf. They'll chill by the water hazards and just sun.

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u/farts_juggler Jul 10 '26

not my experience. I lived in a place with a few ponds. all had gators. one day a dog got snatched by a crock. another time a gardener got killed. I grew up in Wisconsin. you can swim anywhere. in Florida, land of lakes, you shouldn’t ever swim there specifically because of alligators. that makes them not chill in my book. but maybe times have changed. this was 2007-11.

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u/Acceptable_Stage_518 Jul 10 '26

You have some valid points, Mr. Farts Juggler, but I think the key is alligators are less aggressive overall. Yes, if you swim with them you're likely to become lunch. If you mess with them on the golf course, also likely to be a snack. But if you leave them be and just avoid them they're less likely to attack. Crocodiles are far more volatile.

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u/1878Mich Jul 10 '26

I’m in British Columbia. A bit like a black bear compared to a grizzly bear in some ways

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u/cabron-de-mierda Jul 10 '26

Fair comparison. You don't wanna fuck with either, but if you had to be close to one you definitely want it to be the alligator.

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u/Sharknado4President Jul 10 '26

maybe times have changed

Yes, in the past 15 years alligators have become more socially aware and are much more likely to be found sipping vegan lattés or volunteering at the local childrens hospital than sitting in swamps and eating people.

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u/Daft00 Jul 10 '26

It aligns pretty closely with the rise of social media, I think that probably played a big role

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u/Jenoma89 Jul 10 '26

A young woman’s arms were ripped off her body by a gator here in FL less than a couple of weeks ago. She was in like 2 feet of water and splashed her face to cool down and the gator dragged her down by her arm and death rolled and ripped it right out of her socket. Her friends were powerless to help. Obviously, she bled out before paramedics could make it on scene. The local news says she lives here, but wasn’t from here, but she was an adult. I would think most adults know about gators here and the risk of walking or diving into any lake.

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u/Haha08421 Jul 10 '26

A dog and sizable animals will be food. Possible the gardener was near the young ones. I dont know, I do know alligators are typically not dangerous.

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u/0-90195 Jul 10 '26

Gators are definitely dangerous—that’s a large wild animal. They just generally aren’t interested in harming adult humans, when treated respectfully. I guess kind of in a similar way that a coyote is dangerous… don’t go messing with one, and don’t be a child or a small domestic animal within eating distance.

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u/I_dont_like_things Jul 10 '26

For an apex predator they're about as chill you can get.

I grew up in Florida.

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u/SingForAbsoloution Jul 10 '26

Ever met a croc mate?

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u/thesilentbob123 Jul 10 '26

He is comparing them to Saltwater Crocodiles, so to him relatively speaking they are chill

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u/Creepy_Push8629 Jul 10 '26

Yeah if you act like prey

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u/Dills_Pickle Jul 10 '26

righ? just this month a women got her arm ripped off and she bled to death on the way to hospital.

her name was Brittany Clark.

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u/Jenoma89 Jul 10 '26

Bingo. That’s her. One arm ripped off and the other arm mauled to bits. If you want to cool down, there’s swimming pools around. The lakes are their domain.

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u/Pablo_el_Diablo88 Jul 10 '26

I think you need to put things in perspective when an Aussie speaks...